Predicting the ASUN, Patriot, Horizon, and NEC Conference Championship Tournaments:

ASUN Tournament Predictions: March 1,3,5,8

All games are played on Campus Sites of the Higher Seeded Teams:

Favorites: Jacksonville St. 20-9, Liberty 21-10, Bellarmine 17-13, and Jacksonville 19-9

Darkhorse: Florida Gulf Coast 20-10

Predictions: Since the games are played at the higher seeds home courts, they have a decided advantage. Liberty and Jacksonville State will have the home advantage and if they both survive to the finals the deciding game will be played at Jacksonville State. PAPA DUDES PICK: Jacksonville State

Patriot Tournament Predictions: March 1,3,6,9

All games are played on Campus Sites of the Higher Seeded Teams:

Favorites: Colgate 20-11, Navy 19-10, Boston 20-11

Darkhorse: Army 15-15

Predictions: It is hard to imagine anyone but one of the three favorites to win this tournament. Colgate dominated the regular season and they have won 12 straight. They split the two games with Boston and swept Navy. If they are on their game, they should win this

NEC Tournament Predictions: March 2,5,8

All games are played on Campus Sites of the Higher Seeded Teams:

Favorites: Bryant 19-9, Wagner 19-5

Darkhorse: Long Island 15-13

Predictions: Bryant and Wagner dominated the regular season and finished first and second with a three-game cushion over the third place team. So, they will have home court advantage in the early round games and you would have to assume they would meet in the championship game at Bryant. They split the two regular season games with each winning on their home floor. There isn’t much difference between the two so I’ll go with the home team. PAPA DUDES PREDICTION: Bryant

Horizon Tournament Predictions: March 1,3,7,8

All games are played on Campus Sites of the Higher Seeded Teams:

Favorites: Cleveland State 19-9, Purdue-Fort Wayne 20-10, Northern Kentucky 18-11

Darkhorses: Oakland 19-11, Wright State 18-13

Predictions: This conference in wide open and impossible to predict. Cleveland State and Purdue Fort-Wayne tied for the regular season title and the other three teams are a step behind. Cleveland State comes in on a 2-game losing streak and the Fort Wayne has won nine straight. I’m leading towards the Mastodons. PAPA DUDES PICK: Purdue-Fort Wayne