Ohio Valley
No. 2 Austin Peay and No. 3 Murray State have taken many of these titles, but they will both be looking up at No. 1 Tennessee-Martin.
UTM has been red hot of late and has one of the top scorers in the country in Lester Hudson.
Expect that to be enough to squeak through to a tournament title Saturday.
Champ: Tennessee-Martin
Patriot
No. 1 American looks to repeat as conference champs, while No. 2 Holy Cross appears to be the only team in it way.
The home court should help rally American to its second tournament berth in school history.
Champ: American
Southern
This tournament sets up to be an interesting one as No. 1 Davidson no longer is a mortal lock.
Expect it to get challenges from The Citadel and College of Charleston, both of whom beat the Wildcats this year.
In the end, Stephen Curry will lead Davidson back to the tournament, but don’t expect the same success.
Champ: Davidson
Summit
It has been all Oral Roberts the past few years, but there was a changing of the guard this year.
North Dakota State comes in as heavy favorites in its first year of postseason eligibility.
Look for it to win the conference Tuesday and punch its first big dance ticket.
Champ: North Dakota State
Sun Belt
Top-seeded Western Kentucky holds the banner for the conference after a Sweet 16 appearance a year ago.
Things won’t be as easy this year, as it doesn’t have three starters from that team.
Still, it beat Louisville early in the year and is the clear favorite to win the tournament on Tuesday.
Champ: WKU
West Coast
For the first time the conference tournament will be played in Las Vegas instead at a host school.
That should give Gonzaga an even bigger advantage after going through the conference season unbeaten.
St. Mary’s could play a spoiler, but will need star guard Patty Mills back to do so.
Expect another title Monday for the Zags.
Champ: Gonzaga
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