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CBS SPORTS TIPS OFF MARCH WITH 12 AUTOMATIC BIDS AWARDED DURING CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ACTION
Big Ten, Mountain West, Atlantic 10 & Missouri Valley Men’s Conference Championship Games Broadcast on CBS Television Network
CBS Sports Network Will Air Men’s Championship Games From Conference USA, Colonial Athletic Association, and Patriot League and Women’s Championship Games From Mountain West, Mid-American, Conference USA, Patriot League and Southland Conference
As March begins, CBS Sports will showcase conference tournament coverage with 34 games across 14 tournaments. In total, 12 automatic bids will be awarded across both CBS and CBS Sports Network with seven automatic bids to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and five automatic bids to the Women’s Basketball Championship.
Conference crowns will be awarded to the men’s champions in the Big Ten, Mountain West, Atlantic 10 and Missouri Valley on the CBS Television Network, which will also broadcast the Big Ten Men’s semifinals, with all CBS games also streaming on Paramount+. CBS Sports Network will televise the men’s championship games for the Conference USA, Colonial Athletic Association and Patriot League during the nine-day “Bracket Week Presented by Kubota.”
On the women’s side, conference title games for the Mountain West, Mid-American, Conference USA, Patriot League, and Southland Conference will air throughout the nine-day run on CBS Sports Network.
In addition to the championship games, CBS will broadcast the Big Ten semifinals while CBS Sports Network will televise early round action from the Mountain West Men’s conference tournament and Atlantic 10 Men’s and Women’s tournaments. Bracket Week also includes coverage of the Missouri Valley Men’s semifinal round and the aforementioned Conference USA, Colonial Athletic Association, Mid-American, Patriot League and Southland conferences.
Additional college basketball coverage including daily bracketology and postgame bubble watch shows will be available on CBS Sports HQ, the 24/7 streaming sports news network available for free across digital platforms. Fans will also be able to select conference tournament champions on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports app through the CBS Sports Conference Bracket Challenge presented by Hertz.
2021 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
Big Ten Men’s Conference Tournament
Saturday, March 13 |
Big Ten Men’s Semifinal #1 Big Ten Men’s Semifinal #2
|
1:00 PM 3:30 PM
|
CBS
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Sunday, March 14 |
Big Ten Men’s Championship |
3:30 PM |
CBS |
Mountain West Conference Tournaments
Wednesday, March 10 |
Mountain West Women’s Championship
|
11:00 PM |
CBSSN |
Thursday, March 11 |
Mountain West Men’s Quarterfinal #1 Mountain West Men’s Quarterfinal #2
Mountain West Men’s Quarterfinal #3 Mountain West Men’s Quarterfinal #4 |
3:00 PM 5:30 PM
9:00 PM 11:30 PM |
CBSSN
|
Friday, March 12 |
Mountain West Men’s Semifinal #1 Mountain West Men’s Semifinal #2 |
9:30 PM MIDNIGHT |
CBSSN |
Saturday, March 13 |
Mountain West Men’s Championship |
6:00 PM |
CBS |
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournaments
Saturday, March 6 |
Atlantic 10 Men’s Semifinal #1 Atlantic 10 Men’s Semifinal #2
|
6:00 PM 9:00 PM
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CBSSN
|
Saturday, March 13 |
Atlantic 10 Women’s Semifinal #1 Atlantic 10 Women’s Semifinal #2 |
1:00 PM 4:00 PM |
CBSSN
|
Sunday, March 14 |
Atlantic 10 Men’s Championship |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
Missouri Valley Men’s Conference Tournament
Saturday, March 6 |
Missouri Valley Men’s Semifinal #1 Missouri Valley Men’s Semifinal #2 |
1:00 PM 4:00 PM |
CBSSN
|
Sunday, March 7 |
Missouri Valley Men’s Championship |
2:00 PM |
CBS |
Colonial Athletic Association Men’s Conference Tournament
Monday, March 8 |
Colonial Athletic Assn. Men’s Semifinal #1 Colonial Athletic Assn. Men’s Semifinal #2
|
6:00 PM 9:30 PM
|
CBSSN
|
Tuesday, March 9 |
Colonial Athletic Assn. Men’s Championship |
7:00 PM |
CBSSN |
Patriot League Conference Tournaments
Wednesday, March 10 |
Patriot League Men’s Semifinal #1 Patriot League Men’s Semifinal #2
|
5:30 PM 7:30 PM
|
CBSSN
|
Sunday, March 14 |
Patriot League Men’s Championship |
12:00 NOON |
CBSSN |
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Patriot League Women’s Championship |
4:00 PM |
CBSSN |
Conference USA Conference Tournaments
Friday, March 12 |
Conference USA Men’s Semifinal #1 Conference USA Men’s Semifinal #2
|
12:00 NOON 3:00 PM
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CBSSN
|
Saturday, March 13 |
Conference USA Women’s Championship |
6:00 PM |
CBSSN |
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Conference USA Men’s Championship |
9:00 PM |
CBSSN |
Mid-American Conference Tournaments
Friday, March 12 |
Mid-American Men’s Semifinal #1 Mid-American Men’s Semifinal #2
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5:00 PM 7:30 PM |
CBSSN
|
Saturday, March 13 |
Mid-American Women’s Championship |
11:00 AM |
CBSSN |
Southland Women’s Conference Tournament
Sunday, March 14 |
Southland Women’s Championship |
2:00 PM |
CBSSN |
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