Well, today was an enormous day in the NCAA, and the last day with a true full slate of games this year. Along with the huge games, such as Duke-UNC there were a number of meaningful conference tournament games as well. A rundown of some of the notable ones:
Atlantic Sun
In the A-Sun championship game, the 1 seed Belmont Bruins clobbered the 6 seed North Florida Ospreys 87-46. Belmont was a fringe bubble team going in, so they will most likely be one of the higher-seeded auto bids. Expect them to be a 13 or 14 seed, depending on how deep the bubble goes.
Big South
In the first conference championship game of the season, the 3rd seeded UNC-Ashville team beat 1 seed Coastal Carolina by 13. Coastal Carolina came into the game on a bit of a cold streak, and had a lot of program turmoil, while UNC-Ashville was very hot. UNC-Ashville will most likely be a 15 or 16 seed, possibly in one of the play-in games.
Colonial
As of 8:42 PM EST, as I write this, the 1,2,and 4 seeds have all advanced to the semis. The lone surprise of this tourney has been 11 seed William and Mary upsetting 6th seeded James Madison in the 1st round. Drexel, the 5 seed, most likely dashed its bubble hopes with a loss to 4 VCU. 1 and 2 seeds George Mason and Old Dominion are both expected to garner tournament bids.
Horizon
In the first semifinal game, Butler beat fellow bubble squad Cleveland State, while the 1 vs. 4 matchup of UW-Milwaukee and Valpo is in the early stages. Butler will be the favorite to win the championship game.
Missouri Valley
The Missouri State Sycamores and Wichita State Shockers will meet tomorrow for the MVC championship. Missouri State is a bubble team, and a win but make them a very strong automatic qualifier. The MVC tournament always provides a lot of excitement, and this one has been no exception.
Ohio Valley Conference
The championship game is currently going of, with the unfortunately-named Morehead State team battles 4 seed Tennessee Tech. Top state Murray State was ousted, and will not get a chance to repeat an upset like last year's 13/4 win. (Which, by the way, I called.)
More to come later tonight, assuming I don't get a heart attack watching Duke-UNC.
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