From Thursday, March 3 through Sunday, March 6, teams will compete for the conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Thursday’s and Friday’s games will be broadcasted on Fox Sports Midwest, Saturday’s games will air on CBS Sports Network and Sunday’s championship game will be on CBS at 1:05 p.m.
1. Wichita State (23-7, 16-2)
The Shockers enter as the No. 1 seed for the third straight year. WSU finished the season with a convincing grudge match win over Illinois State, 74-58. They host the winner of the No. 8/9 game (Loyola/Bradley) on Friday at 12:05 p.