Tourney Central 3/10/07

by Kyle Whelliston on March 10, 2007 8:06 AM • Permalink

Bullet Points

Holy Cross is back in the NCAA Tournament after beating Bucknell in the third consecutive Bison-Crusader title game. It's not a rivalry unless both teams get to win.
Nevada was sent out of the WAC tourney with a freaky foul moment against Utah State. In other No. 4-over-1 action, Toledo was upset by Miami (Oh.) in the MAC semis.
Nothing but finals from here on out: autobids in the America East, Big West, Mid-American, MEAC, SWAC and WAC. The Southland takes a day off and goes at it tomorrow.

Autobids: Pennsylvania, Winthrop, Eastern Kentucky, Davidson, Creighton, Virginia Commonwealth, Niagara, Wright State, Oral Roberts, North Texas, Central Connecticut State, Weber State, Holy Cross.

NIT: Austin Peay, Marist, East Tennessee State, South Alabama, Toledo and Southern Illinois (SIU won't need it, though).

Brackets

(1) Holy Cross 74, (2) Bucknell 66 | GameFlo

(1) Long Beach State 77, (5) California-Irvine 63 | GameFlo
(2) Cal Poly 81, (3) Cal State Fullerton 56 | GameFlo

(2) Akron 61, (3) Kent State 54 | GameFlo
(4) Miami (Oh.) 58, (1) Toledo 53 | GameFlo

(1) Delaware State 56, (5) Morgan State 53 | GameFlo
(2) Florida A&M 74, (3) North Carolina A&T 66 | GameFlo

(3) Northwestern State 78, (7) Lamar 65 | GameFlo
(1) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 87, (4) McNeese State 66 | GameFlo

(2) Jackson State 64, (6) Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62 | GameFlo
(1) Mississippi Valley State 54, (5) Texas Southern 50 | GameFlo

(4) Utah State 79, (1) Nevada 77 | GameFlo
(2) New Mexico State 88, (6) Boise State 69 | GameFlo

Previews
Will turn into boxscores once play is compete.

America East Final
Albany vs. Vermont

Big West Final
Cal Poly vs. Long Beach State

Mid-American Final
Miami (Oh.) vs. Akron

Mid-Eastern Final
Florida A&M vs. Delaware State

Southwestern Athletic Final
Mississippi Valley State vs. Jackson State

Western Athletic Final
Utah State vs. New Mexico State

Good Night

The past is gone, it went by like dust to dawn... isn't that the way? The 2006-07 basketball season is over for 2005-06 NCAA participants Kent State, Bucknell. It's over for California-Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, Morgan State, N.C. A&T, Lamar, McNeese State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Texas Southern and Boise State. To the players and coaches who made it this far in Championship Fortnight but go home without postseason reality, dream yourself a dream come true.