Picks, predictions for all 31 Champ Week women's tournaments - ESPN

Champ Week is here, with 31 conference tournament crowns and automatic berths to the women's NCAA tournament up for grabs.

Over the next 13 days, some teams will be fighting to extend their seasons, while others are looking to establish momentum and secure their spots in the NCAA bracket.

Champ Week kicks off Tuesday with the opening rounds of the Sun Belt Conference and Horizon League tournaments. The first automatic bid, the Ohio Valley Conference winner, is up for grabs Saturday.

The Power 4 events all run Wednesday through Sunday, with finals taking place Sunday, when eight total bids are on the line.

The final NCAA tournament automatic berths will be determined in the hours before the bracket reveal on Selection Sunday, when the Patriot League, NEC, CAA and Missouri Valley Conference each hold their championship games March 16.

ESPN predicts the winners of each conference tournament.

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Ohio Valley Conference
Saturday, March 8 (4 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

Kendra Andrews: Tennessee Tech
Charlie Creme: Eastern Illinois
Alexa Philippou: Tennessee Tech

Why Tennessee Tech will win: The Golden Eagles ended conference play on a 14-game win streak, and although the regular-season title wasn't decided until the finale, they've been the most consistent team in the OVC all season. Their dominance and hot streak will continue in the conference tournament. — Andrews

Why Eastern Illinois will win: The Panthers were the last team to beat regular-season champ Tennessee Tech, and they did it by 31 points. EIU sports the OVC's stingiest defense and its best player in Macy McGlone, a 6-foot-3 fifth-year senior who can