Crown 'em

SEC:

Tennessee beat Kentucky for the SEC Championship, 71-70.

Big Ten:

Nebraska took down Iowa for the Big Ten Championship, 72-65.

ACC:

Notre Dame routed Duke for the ACC Championship, 69-53.

Pac-12:

USC rallied in the second half to beat Oregon State for the Pac-12 Championship, 71-62.

A-10:

Fordham downed Dayton to take the A-10 Championship, 63-51.

Big South:

Winthrop beat High Point to take the Big South Championship, 87-74.

Other tournament results:

Big 12:

West Virginia got by Texas in one semifinal, 67-60.

Baylor squeaked by Oklahoma State in the other semifinal, 65-61.

American Athletic Conference:

Louisville survived South Florida in one semifinal, 60-56.

UConn routed Rutgers in the other semifinal, 83-57.

Full scoreboard.

Brackets for all conference tournaments.

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