A conference tournament in college basketball is a tournament held at the end of the regular season to determine a conference tournament champion. It is usually held in four rounds, but can vary, depending on the conference. All Division I Conferences hold a conference tournament except the Ivy League, which determines a champion based solely on regular season standings. Winners of each tournament get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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NCAA Division I women's basketball conference tournaments Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA