2017 Conference Basketball Tournaments At-A-Glance
With no clear top team in the country, and Selection Sunday just days away, the demand for tickets to this year’s March Madness is high.
There are some notable location changes this year, with the ACC Tournament now taking place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and the Big Ten tournament located at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
Here are some of the tournaments fans are clamoring the most for:
ACC Tournament
When: March 7 to March 11
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn
Tickets: Range from $6 for the opening day to an average of $237 each for the semifinals.
Favorite: The conference with the most depth in the country, it is very difficult to pick a true favorite in this group. North Carolina, Louisville and Duke seem like the most likely winners, but teams like Syracuse, Virginia and Miami could easily pull off the upset. Click here for tickets.
Big Ten Tournament
When: March 8 to March 12
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.
Tickets: Range from $12 on the first day to an average of $188 for the semifinals.
Favorite: A conference that has underperformed this year, no team has looked far from unbeatable. Purdue will likely enter as the favorites, but Wisconsin, Maryland and even Michigan State will likely also make deep runs. Click here for tickets.
SEC Tournament
When: March 8 to March 12
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
Tickets: Range from $8 the opening day to $an average of 296 for the semifinals.
Favorite: Usually a conference that Kentucky rules, this year Florida and Arkansas will try to upset the Wildcats and take home the conference title. Click here for tickets.
Pac-12 Tournament
When: March 8 to March 11
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
Tickets: Range from $5 for the opener to an average of $197 for the championship game.
Favorite: Arizona, UCLA, and Oregon are all Top 10 teams in the nation who will want their shot at the trophy. Click here for tickets.
Big East Tournament
When: March 8 to March 11
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York
Tickets: Range from $5 for the opener to $179 for the semifinals.
Favorite: Villanova will certainly enter as the favorite, but the conference is crowded in the middle and it will be difficult to predict who else might make the championship game. Click here for tickets.
Big 12 Tournament
When: March 8 to March 11
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City
Tickets: Range from $9 for the opening night to an average of $232 for the semifinals.
Favorite: Kansas continues to hold court in the conference, but teams like West Virginia, Iowa State and Baylor will all try to take down the Jayhawks, who should have a nice home-court advantage. Click here for tickets.
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