Championship Week starts tonight

The Atlantic Sun and Horizon & Patriot leagues kick off Championship Week tonight with games at campus sites. My picks to win the automatic bids?

Atlantic Sun (all 8 teams)
#1 Seed: North Florida
The Pick: #2 Florida Gulf Coast

Horizon League (8 teams; Milwaukee ineligible)
#1 Seed: Valparaiso
The Pick: #3 Oakland

Patriot League (all 10 teams)
#1 Seed: Bucknell
The Pick: #2 Colgate

Madness!!! It is upon us!

SelectionSunday said:

The Atlantic Sun and Horizon & Patriot leagues kick off Championship Week tonight with games at campus sites. My picks to win the automatic bids?

Atlantic Sun (all 8 teams)
#1 Seed: North Florida
The Pick: #2 Florida Gulf Coast

Horizon League (8 teams; Milwaukee ineligible)
#1 Seed: Valparaiso
The Pick: #3 Oakland

Patriot League (all 10 teams)
#1 Seed: Bucknell
The Pick: #2 Colgate

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What's with the anti-1 picks? Just gut or is there some historical data that suggests the 1's in these one bid leagues frequently don't hold on through the tournament? I think Patriot and Horizon are on the homecourts of the higher seeds correct? Should be an advantage for the 1's.

Any TV for these games? I have the sports pack but have no idea what stations I have. Seems like half the time the regional Fox stations are blank, but sometimes I'll catch a Horizon or A-10 game somewhere.

Holy Man said:

What's with the anti-1 picks? Just gut or is there some historical data that suggests the 1's in these one bid leagues frequently don't hold on through the tournament? I think Patriot and Horizon are on the homecourts of the higher seeds correct? Should be an advantage for the 1's.

Any TV for these games? I have the sports pack but have no idea what stations I have. Seems like half the time the regional Fox stations are blank, but sometimes I'll catch a Horizon or A-10 game somewhere.

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To help NIT seeding (and any possible NCAA chance that could be out there)... we want all the favorites to win. Correct?

Holy Man said:

What's with the anti-1 picks? Just gut or is there some historical data that suggests the 1's in these one bid leagues frequently don't hold on through the tournament? I think Patriot and Horizon are on the homecourts of the higher seeds correct? Should be an advantage for the 1's.

Any TV for these games? I have the sports pack but have no idea what stations I have. Seems like half the time the regional Fox stations are blank, but sometimes I'll catch a Horizon or A-10 game somewhere.

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I picked some #1 seeds, just not in these 3. North Florida swept Florida Gulf Coast and beat Purdue, so I'm going out on a limb with the FGCU pick.

Atlantic Sun & Patriot are played entirely on home courts of the higher seeds.

Horizon the 1st round is played on home courts of higher seeds, 2 quarterfinals + semifinals played at #1 seed, title game played on home court of highest remaining seed.

None of the games tonight are televised on any of the common sports stations. Should start seeing some TV games pop up Thursday or Friday.

More picks tomorrow.

Wednesday Championship Week Picks/Updates

My picks to win the automatic bids as Championship Week kicks into full throttle?

Starting Wednesday. ...

America East (8 teams; UMass-Lowell ineligible)
#1 Seed: Albany
The Pick: #3 Stony Brook

Big South (all 11 teams)
#1 Seed: Charleston Southern
The Pick: #2 High Point

Big Ten (all 14 teams) -- I'll throw in B1G women's tourney just for the H of it
#1 Seed: Maryland
The Pick: #1 Maryland

Northeast (top 8 qualify)
#1 Seed: Saint Francis-NY
The Pick: #1 Saint Francis-NY (would be SF-NY's first ever NCAA bid)

Ohio Valley (top 8 qualify)
#1 Seed: Murray State
The Pick: #1 Murray State

Ongoing Tournaments. ...

Atlantic Sun (4 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: North Florida (still alive)
The Pick: #2 Florida Gulf Coast (still alive)

Horizon League (6 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: Valparaiso (still alive)
The Pick: #3 Oakland (still alive)

Patriot League (8 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: Bucknell (still alive)
The Pick: #2 Colgate (still alive)

Thursday Championship Week Picks/Updates

My picks to win the automatic bids as Championship Week kicks into Day 3?

Starting/Continuing Thursday. ...

Atlantic Sun (4 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: North Florida (still alive)
The Pick: #2 Florida Gulf Coast (still alive)

Big Ten (12 teams remaining) -- I'll throw in B1G women's tourney just for the H of it
#1 Seed: Maryland (still alive)
The Pick: #1 Maryland (still alive)

Metro Atlantic (all 11 teams)
#1 Seed: Iona
The Pick: #2 Rider

Missouri Valley (all 10 teams)
#1 Seed: Wichita State
The Pick: #2 Northern Iowa

Ohio Valley (6 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: Murray State (still alive)
The Pick: #1 Murray State (still alive)

Ongoing Tournaments. ...

America East (4 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: Albany (still alive)
The Pick: #3 Stony Brook (still alive)

Big South (8 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: Charleston Southern (still alive)
The Pick: #2 High Point (still alive)

Horizon League (6 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: Valparaiso (still alive)
The Pick: #3 Oakland (still alive)

Northeast (4 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: Saint Francis-NY (still alive)
The Pick: #1 Saint Francis-NY (still alive)

Patriot League (4 teams remaining)
#1 Seed: Bucknell (still alive)
The Pick: #2 Colgate (still alive)