3 males’s basketball convention tournaments you need to be taking note of

1. Solar Belt

Take a look at this stunning SOB:

That’s proper, for the primary time within the historical past of school basketball, we’ve the potential of seeing a crew play for every week straight within the postseason. Louisiana and/or Southern Miss may win 5 video games in 5 days — the identical feat NC State completed on their option to the ACC match title final season — and so they wouldn’t have even arrived on the Solar Belt championship sport but.

Toss in the truth that this league had a four-way tie for first place (South Alabama, James Madison, Arkansas State and Troy) on the finish of the common season, and I don’t know what else you possibly can need right here.

Now some individuals may say that organising your bracket this manner creates two pointless days of additional match play. They may say that this, particularly in right now’s school sports activities local weather, is a waste of time, cash and assets.

To these individuals I’d say … shut up. We’re doing one thing over right here. Allow us to have enjoyable.

2. Metro Atlantic Athletic

12 months after yr, this at all times winds up being one of many strangest tournaments of March.

The MAAC has had a number of high three seeds lose earlier than the semifinals in three pf the previous 4 years. No different convention in Division-I can declare that. Since 2018, the highest three seeds within the MAAC match are a tragic 8-10 within the quarters. If that weren’t sufficient, at the least one crew seeded fourth or worse has reached the match championship sport in SEVEN straight years.

Even with all that insanity, Iona has received six of the final eight MAAC tournaments. Saint Peter’s has received the opposite two.

3. Missouri Valley

Arch Insanity at all times, at all times delivers. There’s no cause to consider that this yr might be any completely different.

Regardless of not handing out any byes to the semifinals, this match has nonetheless produced a traditional No. 1 vs. No. 2 title sport in three of the final 4 years. Additionally, the highest two seeds have misplaced within the quarterfinals solely as soon as every prior to now 26 MVC tourneys (each in 2020).

I’d be irritated on the lack of chaos if the Valley didn’t constantly ship elite semifinal and championship video games.

Drake vs. Bradley would completely be appointment viewing.