These are the teams projected to win their conference tournaments according to my team ratings. As we well know, win your conference tournament, and you’re automatically in the NCAA Tournament.
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Conference Champs – Projection
(As of games through 2/8/17)
Projections are based on the team from each conference that has the best rating, per the awesome team ratings from TheRankerPit.com.
Only one change from the last projection:
- Lehigh replaces Bucknell in the Big Sky
| Conference | Predicted Champion |
| America East | Vermont |
| American Athletic | Cincinnati |
| Atlantic 10 | Dayton |
| Atlantic Coast | Louisville |
| Atlantic Sun | FGCU |
| Big 12 | West Virginia |
| Big East | Villanova |
| Big Sky | Eastern Washington |
| Big South | Winthrop |
| Big Ten | Wisconsin |
| Big West | UC Irvine |
| Colonial Athletic Association | UNC Wilmington |
| Conference USA | Middle Tenn. |
| Horizon League | Valparaiso |
| Ivy League | Princeton |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic | Monmouth |
| Mid-American | Akron |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic | N.C. Central |
| Missouri Valley | Wichita St. |
| Mountain West | Nevada |
| Northeast | Wagner |
| Ohio Valley | Belmont |
| Pac-12 | UCLA |
| Patriot League | Lehigh |
| Southeastern | Kentucky |
| Southern | East Tenn. St. |
| Southland | Sam Houston St. |
| Southwestern Athletic | Texas Southern |
| Sun Belt | Texas-Arlington |
| Summit League | IPFW |
| West Coast | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic | New Mexico St. |
Conference Champs – Projection
(As of games through 2/7/17)
Projections are based on the team from each conference that has the best rating, per the awesome team ratings from TheRankerPit.com.
A few changes from the last projection:
- Eastern Washington replaces Weber State in the Big Sky
- Akron replaces Ohio in the MAC
| Conference | Predicted Champion |
| America East | Vermont |
| American Athletic | Cincinnati |
| Atlantic 10 | Dayton |
| Atlantic Coast | Louisville |
| Atlantic Sun | FGCU |
| Big 12 | West Virginia |
| Big East | Villanova |
| Big Sky | Eastern Washington |
| Big South | Winthrop |
| Big Ten | Wisconsin |
| Big West | UC Irvine |
| Colonial Athletic Association | UNC Wilmington |
| Conference USA | Middle Tenn. |
| Horizon League | Valparaiso |
| Ivy League | Princeton |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic | Monmouth |
| Mid-American | Akron |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic | N.C. Central |
| Missouri Valley | Wichita St. |
| Mountain West | Nevada |
| Northeast | Wagner |
| Ohio Valley | Belmont |
| Pac-12 | UCLA |
| Patriot League | Bucknell |
| Southeastern | Kentucky |
| Southern | East Tenn. St. |
| Southland | Sam Houston St. |
| Southwestern Athletic | Texas Southern |
| Sun Belt | Texas-Arlington |
| Summit League | IPFW |
| West Coast | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic | New Mexico St. |
Conference Champs – Projection
(As of games through 2/4/17)
Projections are based on the team from each conference that has the best rating, per the awesome team ratings from TheRankerPit.com
| Conference | Predicted Champion |
| America East | Vermont |
| American Athletic | Cincinnati |
| Atlantic 10 | Dayton |
| Atlantic Coast | Louisville |
| Atlantic Sun | FGCU |
| Big 12 | West Virginia |
| Big East | Villanova |
| Big Sky | Weber St. |
| Big South | UNC Asheville |
| Big Ten | Purdue |
| Big West | UC Irvine |
| Colonial Athletic Association | UNC Wilmington |
| Conference USA | Middle Tenn. |
| Horizon League | Valparaiso |
| Ivy League | Princeton |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic | Monmouth |
| Mid-American | Akron |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic | N.C. Central |
| Missouri Valley | Wichita St. |
| Mountain West | Nevada |
| Northeast | Mt. St. Mary’s |
| Ohio Valley | Belmont |
| Pac-12 | Oregon |
| Patriot League | Bucknell |
| Southeastern | Kentucky |
| Southern | East Tenn. St. |
| Southland | Sam Houston St. |
| Southwestern Athletic | Texas Southern |
| Sun Belt | Texas-Arlington |
| Summit League | IPFW |
| West Coast | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic | New Mexico St. |