NCAA Division 1 basketball consists of 32 conferences. Each conference is guaranteed an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. There are 68 teams that make the tournament so there are 36 At-Large bids. Below are our picks for each conference winner as well as the conference Player of the Year for 2016-17. Here are our NCAA Conference Predictions.
OUR PICKS FOR CONFERENCE WINNERS
AND PLAYER’S OF THE YEAR
ACC
CONFERENCE WINNER: DUKE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: GRAYSON ALLEN (DUKE)
AMERICA EAST
CONFERENCE WINNER: VERMONT
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: TANNER LEISSNER (NEW HAMPSHIRE)
AAC
CONFERENCE WINNER: CONNECTICUT
Grayson Allen
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DEDRIC LAWSON (MEMPHIS)
ATLANTIC 10
CONFERENCE WINNER: RHODE ISLAND
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: E.C. MATTHEWS (RHODE ISLAND)
A-SUN
CONFERENCE WINNER: NORTH FLORIDA
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DAMON LYNN (NJIT)
BIG-12
CONFERENCE WINNER: KANSAS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: FRANK MASON (KANSAS)
BIG EAST
CONFERENCE WINNER: VILLANOVA
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JOSH HART (VILLANOVA)
BIG SKY
CONFERENCE WINNER: WEBER STATE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JEREMY SENGLIN (WEBER STATE)
BIG SOUTH
CONFERENCE WINNER: WINTHROP
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: KEON JOHNSON (WINTHROP)
BIG TEN
CONFERENCE WINNER: MICHIGAN STATE
Nigel Hayes
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: NIGEL HAYES (WISCONSIN)
BIG WEST
CONFERENCE WINNER: UC IRVINE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JUSTIN BIBBONS (LONG BEACH STATE)
COLONIAL
CONFERENCE WINNER: UNC WILMINGTON
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: CHRIS FLEMMINGS (UNC WILMINGTON)
CONFERENCE USA
CONFERENCE WINNER: UAB
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: WILLIAM LEE (UAB)
HORIZON
CONFERENCE WINNER: VALPARAISO
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: ALEC PETERS (VALPARAISO)
IVY
CONFERENCE WINNER: HARVARD
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: MAKAI MASON (YALE)
MAAC
CONFERENCE WINNER: MONMOUTH
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JUSTIN ROBINSON (MONMOUTH)
MEAC
CONFERENCE WINNER: HAMPTON
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JAMES DANIEL III (HOWARD)
MAC
CONFERENCE WINNER: AKRON
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: ANTONIO CAMPBELL (OHIO)
MISSOURI VALLEY
CONFERENCE WINNER: WICHITA STATE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JEREMY MORGAN (NORTHERN IOWA)
MOUNTAIN WEST
CONFERENCE WINNER: SAN DIEGO STATE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: ELIJAH BROWN (NEW MEXICO)
NORTHEAST
CONFERENCE WINNER: FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JEROME FRINK (LIU BROOKLYN)
OVC
CONFERENCE WINNER: BELMONT
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: EVAN BRADDS (BELMONT)
PAC-12
CONFERENCE WINNER: OREGON
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: IVAN RABB (CAL)
PATRIOT
CONFERENCE WINNER: LEHIGH
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: TIM KEMPTON (LEHIGH)
SEC
CONFERENCE WINNER: KENTUCKY
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: De’AARON FOX (KENTUCKY)
SOUTHERN
CONFERENCE WINNER: CHATTANOOGA
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: TRE’ McLEAN (CHATTANOOGA)
SOUTHLAND
CONFERENCE WINNER: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: AURIMAS MAJAUSKAS (SAM HOUSTON STATE)
SUMMIT
CONFERENCE WINNER: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: MIKE DAUM (SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)
SUN BELT
CONFERENCE WINNER: LITTLE ROCK
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: TOOKIE BROWN (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)
SWAC
CONFERENCE WINNER: SOUTHERN
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: PARIS COLLINS (JACKSON STATE)
WAC
CONFERENCE WINNER: NEW MEXICO STATE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DEDRICK BASILE (CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD)
WCC
CONFERENCE WINNER: SAINT MARY’S
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JOE RAHON (SAINT MARY’S)
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