2012 NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament Schedules

With the regular season finally over, the best month of the college basketball year is here, as we tipoff college basketball’s postseason and prepare for 2012 NCAA basketball conference tournament. But with 31 different conferences going on at the same time, keeping up can get a little overwhelming this time of year.

So, in order to make things easier for you, we have gathered all the information needed, including the 2012 NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament Schedules (All eastern times)! For starters, all the 2012 NCAA basketball conference tournaments happening this week are:

• ACC Tournament 2012
• America East Tournament 2012
• Atlantic 10 Tournament 2012
• Atlantic Sun Tournament 2012
• Big 12 Tournament 2012
• Big East Tournament 2012
• Big Sky Tournament 2012
• Big South Tournament 2012
• Big Ten Tournament 2012
• Big West Tournament 2012
• CUSA Tournament 2012
• CAA Tournament 2012
• Great West Tournament 2012
• Horizon League Tournament 2012
• MAAC Tournament 2012
• MAC Tournament 2012
• MEAC Tournament 2012
• MVC Tournament 2012
• Mountain West Tournament 2012
• Northeast Tournament 2012
• Ohio Valley Tournament 2012
• Pac-12 Tournament 2012
• Patriot Tournament 2012
• SEC Tournament 2012
• Southern Tournament 2012
• Southland Tournament 2012
• Summit Tournament 2012
• Sun Belt Tournament 2012
• SWAC Tournament 2012
• WAC Tournament 2012
• WCC Tournament 2012

But of course, we all know that the tournaments everyone will be looking out for can be trimmed down to just six: ACC Tournament, SEC Tournament, Big Ten Tournament, Big East Tournament, Big 12 Tournament, and Pac 12 Tournament. Beginning with the Atlantic Coast Conference, here’s how this year’s seeding will matchup all the way to the Conference Championship Game (Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia):

Thursday, March 8 – First Round:

• #8 seed vs. #9 seed at Noon on ESPNU/ACC Network
• #5 seed vs. #12 seed at 2 PM on ESPNU/ACC Network
• #7 seed vs. #10 seed at 7 PM on ESPNU/ACC Network
• #6 seed vs. #11 seed 9 PM on ESPNU/ACC Network

Friday, March 9 – Quarterfinals:

• #1 seed vs. Game 1 winner at Noon on ESPN2/ACC Network
• #4 seed vs. Game 2 winner at 2 PM on ESPN2/ACC Network
• #2 seed vs. Game 3 winner at 7 PM on ESPN2/ACC Network
• #3 seed vs. Game 4 winner at 9 PM on ESPN2/ACC Network

Saturday, March 10 – Semifinals:

• ACC Semifinal 1 at 1 PM on ESPN/ACC Network
• ACC Semifinal 2 at 3 PM on ESPN/ACC Network

Sunday, March 11 – Finals:

• ACC Championship Game at 1 PM on ESPN/ACC Network

The second conference on our list is the SEC and here’s the 2012 schedule for their tournament (New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana):

Thursday, March 8 – First Round:

• #8 seed vs. #9 seed at Noon on SEC Network
• #5 seed vs. #12 seed at 2:30 PM on SEC Network
• #7 seed vs. #10 seed at 6:30 PM on SEC Network
• #6 seed vs. #11 seed at 9:00 PM on SEC Network

Friday, March 9 – Quarterfinals:

• #1 seed vs. Game 1 Winner at Noon on SEC Network
• #4 seed vs. Game 2 Winner at 2:30 PM on SEC Network
• #2 seed vs. Game 3 Winner at 6:30 PM on SEC Network
• #3 seed vs. Game 4 Winner at 9:00 PM on SEC Network

Saturday, March 10 – Semifinals:

• SEC Semifinal 1 at Noon on ABC
• SEC Semifinal 2 at 2:30 PM on ABC

Sunday, March 11 – Finals:

• SEC Championship Game at Noon on ABC

Moving on, the Big Ten Tournament Schedule will go as follows (Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana):

Thursday, March 8 – First Round:

• #8 seed vs. #9 seed at 11:30 AM on BTN
• #5 seed vs. #12 seed – 25 minutes following Game 1 on BTN
• #7 seed vs. #10 seed at 5:30 PM on ESPN-2
• #6 seed vs. #11 seed – 25 minutes following Game 3 on ESPN2

Friday, March 9 – Quarters:

• #1 seed vs. Game 1 Winner at Noon on ESPN
• #4 seed vs. Game 2 Winner – 25 minutes following Game 5 on ESPN
• #2 seed vs. Game 3 Winner at 6:30 PM on BTN
• #3 seed vs. Game 4 Winner – 25 minutes following Game 7 on BTN

Saturday, March 10 – Semis:

• Big Ten Semifinal 1 at 1:40 PM on CBS
• Big Ten Semifinal 2 – 25 minutes following Game 9 on CBS

Sunday, March 11 – Finals:

• Big Ten Championship Game at 3:30 PM on CBS

Next up on our list of available schedules is one of the big ones, the Big East Championship schedule (Madison Square Garden in New York, NY):

Tuesday, March 6 – First Round:

• #16 seed vs. #9 seed at Noon on ESPN2
• #13 seed vs. #12 seed at 2 PM on ESPN2
• #15 seed vs. #10 seed at 7 PM on ESPNU
• #14 seed vs. #11 seed at 9 PM on ESPNU

Wednesday, March 7 – Second Round:

• Game 1 Winner vs. #8 seed at Noon on ESPN
• Game 2 Winner vs. #5 seed at 2 PM on ESPN
• Game 3 Winner vs. #7 seed at 7 PM on ESPN
• Game 4 Winner vs. #6 seed at 9 PM on ESPN

Thursday, March 8 – Quarters:

• Game 5 Winner vs. #1 seed at Noon on ESPN
• Game 6 Winner vs. #4 seed at 2 PM on ESPN
• Game 7 Winner vs. #2 seed at 7 PM on ESPN
• Game 8 Winner vs. #3 seed at 9 PM on ESPN

Friday, March 9 – Semis:

• Big East Semifinal 1 at 7 PM on ESPN
• Big East Semifinal 2 at 9 PM on ESPN

Saturday, March 10 – Finals:

• Big East Championship Game at 9 PM on ESPN

The Big 12 Tournament Schedule goes as follows (Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri):

Wednesday, March 7 – First Round:

• #8 seed vs. #9 seed at 6 PM on B12N
• #7 seed vs. #10 seed at 8:30 PM on B12N

Thursday, March 8 – Quarters:

• #4 seed vs. #5 seed at 11:30 AM on ESPN-2
• #1 seed vs. Game 1 Winner at 2 PM on ESPN-2
• #2 seed vs. Game 2 Winner at 6 PM on B12N
• #3 seed vs. #6 seed at 8:30 PM on B12N

Friday, March 9 – Semis:

• Big 12 Semifinal 1 at 6:30 PM on ESPN-U
• Big 12 Semifinal 2 at 8:30 PM on ESPN-U

Saturday, March 10 – Finals:

• Big 12 Championship Game at 5 PM on ESPN

And finally, the Pac 12 Tournament schedule looks like this (Staples Center in Los Angeles, California):

Wednesday, March 7 – First Round:

• #8 seed vs. #9 seed at Noon on FSN
• #5 seed vs. #12 seed at 2:30 PM on FSN
• #7 seed vs. #10 seed at 6 PM on FSN
• #6 seed vs. #11 seed at 8:30 PM on FSN

Thursday, March 8 – Quarters:

• #1 seed vs. Game 1 Winner at Noon on FSN
• #4 seed vs. Game 2 Winner at 2:30 PM on FSN
• #2 seed vs. Game 3 Winner at 6 PM on FSN
• #3 seed vs. Game 4 Winner at 8:30 PM on FSN

Friday, March 9 – Semis:

• Pac 12 Semifinal 1 at 6 PM on FSN
• Pac 12 Semifinal 2 at 8:30 PM on FSN

Saturday, March 10 – Finals:

• Pac 12 Championship Game at 3 PM on CBS