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Can anyone in the Conference USA Tournament stop the UAB Blazers at this point?

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What more could UAB fans asked for this year from their Blazers? A 16-2 conference record and 26-5 record overall has UAB standing tall atop the Conference USA.

Robert Brown and Chris Cokley both average 13.2 points per game for the Blazers, while William Lee, Dirk Williams, and Nick Norton put up some impressive numbers themselves. So it’s fair to ask now – is there anyone in the C-USA that can stop UAB from winning its second conference tourney crown in a row?

It doesn’t seem like it, but Middle Tennessee doesn’t sit too far behind the Blazers and could put a good fight as the No. 2 seed. Louisiana Tech, who was the regular season champ for the past two seasons, sits in third place thanks to senior guard Alex Hamilton (20 PPG) who is as talented as anyone in the conference.

It’ll be tough to keep UAB out of the tournament following the season they’ve put together. Also, as far as the postseason is concerned, it should also be noted that Southern Mississippi (5-13) will not participate in the tournament due to violations from last season.

Here’s how the seeding for the Conference USA has played out.

Conference USA Tournament Seeds

1. UAB
2. Middle Tennessee
3. Marhsall
4. Louisiana Tech
5. Old Dominion
6. UTEP
7. Charlotte
8. Western Kentucky
9. North Texas
10. Rice
11. FIU
12. Florida Atlantic
13. UTSA

Last Five Conference USA Tournament Winners

2015: UAB
2014: Tulsa
2013: Memphis
2012: Memphis
2011: Memphis

Tournament Schedule

First Round (March 8)

Game 1: No. 12 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 13 UTSA, 4:00 p.m.

Second Round (March 9)

Game 2: No. 8 Western Kentucky vs. No. 9 North Texas, 12:00 p.m.

Game 3: No. 5 Old Dominion vs. Game 1 Winner, 2:30 p.m.

Game 4: No. 7 Charlotte vs. No. 10 Rice, 6:00 p.m.

Game 5: No. 6 UTEP vs. No. 11 FIU, 8:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals (March 10)

Game 6: No. 1 UAB vs. Game 2 Winner, 12:00 p.m.

Game 7: No. 4 Louisiana Tech vs. Game 3 Winner, 2:30 p.m.

Game 8: No. 2 Middle Tennessee vs. Game 4 Winner, 6:00 p.m.

Game 9: No. 3 Marshall vs. Game 5 Winner, 8:30 p.m.

Semifinals (March 11)

Championship (March 12)

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