However, before the brackets are revealed today, there are still a few conference championships to play for and automatic berths to secure.
After some surprising upsets in the early rounds, the SEC and Big Ten men’s title games are missing out on their top seeds as Florida faces Auburn and Wisconsin plays Illinois. Also in action: Duquesne vs. VCU for the Atlantic 10 crown and Temple vs. UAB for the AAC title. There are four conference championship games on the women’s side, led by Missouri State facing Drake in the MVC final.
Here’s what awaits us on Sunday before the selection program (women’s matches in italics):
12:00 pm ET – Ivy League (ESPN2) 12:00 pm ET – Patriot League (CBSSN) 12:00 pm ET – Northeast (ESPNU/+) 1:00 pm ET – SEC (ESPN) 1:00 pm ET – Atlantic 10 (CBS) 2:00 pm ET – CAA (CBSSN) 2:00 pm Eastern Time – MVC (ESPN2/+) 3:15 pm ET – American Athletics (ESPN) 3:30 pm ET – Big Ten (CBS)
Follow live how titles are won and tickets are punched.
Live16 updates
Final: Yale 62, Brown 61
Punched ticket! The Bulldogs are dancing after a Matt Knowling layup!
Confetti has fallen a little early in the A-10 championship, where Duquesne comes into its own in the second half.
Halftime: Auburn 38, Florida 30
The Gators are floundering, but the Tigers’ defense made the difference in the first half. Florida is just 9 of 32 and hasn’t made a single three-pointer.
The Tigers have gone cold for a while, but still hold a double-digit lead thanks to their defense. It’s really given Florida an adjustment so far in this case.
Duquesne has a double-digit lead midway through the first half. Dae Dae Grant already has 10 for the Dukes.
Florida’s Micah Handlogten stretchered out of SEC championship game after gruesome leg injury
(Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)
Micah Handlogten is now going to hospital for treatment after suffering an apparent broken leg. The entire Florida team went to see him before he was taken off the field.
They stabilized his lower left leg and took him off the court on a stretcher. They have not shown a repeat due to the nature of the injury.
The Tigers took an early 7-2 lead, but play was stopped due to Micah Handlogten suffering a serious injury.
On the women’s side, Holy Cross is up 34-23 on Boston at halftime of the Patriot League title game and Sacred Heart has a big lead over LeMoyne in the third quarter of the NEC title game.
The Ivy League title game is at halftime with Yale holding a 26-22 lead.
The SEC title game between Florida and Auburn is about to begin.
Good afternoon friends and welcome to our Selection Sunday live tracker! We’re still a few hours away from the men’s national team show, but there are plenty of conference championship games while we wait.
