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Two more teams clinched spots in the NCAA Tournament on Monday night as conference tournament action continued to heat up around college basketball. The power conferences are set to begin their tournaments this week, but this time on the calendar teams from all levels of Division I will be earning their way into the Big Dance.
A year after squandering a 12-point second-half lead and losing in a shutout against Chattanooga in the SoCon title game, Furman got revenge Monday night by beating the Mocs 88-79 to win the SoCon Tournament and its first NCAA Tournament of the program to achieve. bid since 1980. The Paladins jump seed No. 1 out to an early 30-11 lead before the No. 1 seed Mocs. 7 together and closed the deficit to 39-38 early in the second half. But Furman pulled itself together from there with Jalen Slawson leading the way with 20 points.
Louisiana leads the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014 after beating South Alabama 71-66 in the Sun Belt Tournament final. The No. 1 seed got 2 Ragin’ Cajuns 23 points from Themus Folks to overcome a 33-point outburst from Isaiah Moore for the No. 1 seed Jaguars. 8. Owen White got a game-tying layup for the USA in the final seconds, but it fizzled, allowing the Cajuns to begin their celebration.
With teams fighting to extend their seasons and Big Dance bids on the line, it’s officially that time of year in college basketball. While the power conference playoffs haven’t started, many of the playoffs for single-seeded leagues are set or underway. They are sure to provide plenty of joyous and chaotic scenes to highlight the days leading up to Selection Sunday.
Conference championship games Monday
- SoCon: No. 1 Furman 88, No. 7 Chattanooga 79
- Solar Zone: No. 2 Louisiana 71, No. 8 South Alabama 66
Conference tournament schedule Monday, scores
2023 conference tournament schedules, Champions
| Conference | Tournament site | Dates (Final TV) | Championship 2023 |
| AAC | Fort Worth, Texas | March 9-12 (ESPN) | |
| ACC | Greensboro, NC | March 7-11 (ESPN) | |
| East America | Campus sites | March 4, 7 & 11 (ESPN2) | |
| Atlantic 10 | Brooklyn, NY | March 7-9, 11-12 (CBSSN) | |
| ASUN | Campus sites | February 27-28, March 2, 5 (ESPN2) | Kennesaw State |
| Great East | New York | March 8-11 (Fox) | |
| Big Sky | Boise, Idaho | March 4-8 (ESPN2) | |
| Great South | Charlotte, NC | March 1, 3-5 (ESPN2) | UNC-Asheville |
| Big Ten | Chicago | March 8-12 (CBS) | |
| Big 12 | Kansas City | March 8-11 (ESPN) | |
| Great West | Henderson, Nev. | March 7, 9-11 (ESPN2) | |
| Colony | Washington DC | March 3-7 (CBSSN) | |
| US Congress | Frisco, Texas | March 8-11 (CBSSN) | |
| Horizon League Online Game | Indianapolis | Feb. 28, March 2, 6-7 (ESPN) | |
| Ivy League | Princeton, NJ | March 11-12 (ESPN2) | |
| MAAC | Atlantic City, NJ | March 7-11 (ESPNU) | |
| MAC | Cleveland | March 9-11 (ESPN2) | |
| MEC | Norfolk, Va. | March 8-11 (ESPN2) | |
| Missouri Valley | St Louis | March 2-5 (CBSSN) | Drake |
| West Mountain | Las Vegas | March 8-11 (CBS) | |
| Northeast | Campus sites | March 1, 4 & 7 (ESPN2) | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Ohio Valley | Evansville, Ind. | March 1-4 (ESPN2) | Southeast Missouri |
| Pac-12 | Las Vegas | March 8-11 (ESPN) | |
| patriot | Campus sites | February 28, March 2,5 & 8 (CBSSN) | |
| CSS | Nashville | March 8-12 (ESPN) | |
| South | Asheville, NC | March 3-6 (ESPN) | Furman |
| Southland | Lake Charles, La. | March 5-8 (ESPN2) | |
| Summit | Sioux Falls, SD | March 3-7 (ESPN2) | |
| Solar Zone | Pensacola, Fla. | February 28, March 2, 4 & 6 (ESPN2) | Louisiana |
| SWAC | Birmingham, Ala. | March 8-11 (ESPNU) | |
| WAC | Las Vegas | March 7, 9-11 (ESPN2) | |
| the west coast | Las Vegas | March 2-4 & 6-7 (ESPN) |
