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Bullet Points

Today, three autobids to the NCAA Tournament will be awarded! The Big South, Ohio Valley and Atlantic Sun will crown champions.
The No. 6 was a lucky number yesterday -- surprising Tennessee State moved to the finals of the OVC, Northern Iowa upset No. 3 Southern Illinois in the MVC, and Valparaiso continued its Horizon League run by advancing into the semis.
The Colonial, Metro Atlantic, America East, SoCon and WCC had first rounds with few shocks, though No. 10 Canisius overcame No. 7 Iona in the MAAC and the CAA's Towson (No. 9) pulled off a mild upset over No. 8 Hofstra.
More tourneys continue on. The Horizon League and MVC will stage semifinal rounds today, and quarterfinal quadruple-headers are happening in the America East, Metro Atlantic and SoCon. The West Coast moves to a second round.
Two more conference tournaments get under way: the Summit League (Badlands Conference) kicks off in Tulsa, while the Big Sky will hold a campus-site first round.

Brackets

Atlantic Sun

Jacksonville took a 16-3 lead and never looked back against the No. 6 Runnin' Bulldogs, ending a season that began with a historic upset at Kentucky. Belmont had to come from behind with a 16-2 run to finish off ETSU.

[2] Jacksonville 89, [6] Gardner-Webb 80 | GameFlo


[1] Belmont 69, [4] East Tennessee State 65 | GameFlo

Ohio Valley

Drake Reed's free throw with 2.2 seconds left to overcome OVC POY Lester Hudson and his 22 second-half points. Bruce Price scored 20 points to lead the Tigers to their first league title game since 1998.

[1] Austin Peay 78, [4] Tennessee-Martin 77 | GameFlo

[6] Tennessee State 83, [2] Murray State 75 | GameFlo

Horizon League

Jarryd Loyd nailed four freebies in the last 12 seconds to lead Valpo to their second win over Wright State in under a week, and the Crusaders would be only the second team in league history to win the league in its first try if they survive two more rounds. Josh Mayo of UIC scored 12 points in the second half and outrebounded Loyola 36-20, as the Flames burned their crosstown rivals for the third and final time this season.

[6] Valparaiso 72, [3] Wright State 67 | GameFlo

[4] Illinois-Chicago 60, [8] Loyola (Ill.) 49 | GameFlo

Missouri Valley

Drake rolled over sleepy Indiana State, as MVC POY Adam Emmenecker double-doubled with 13 and 10. Creighton's Cavel Witter, the star of that 111-110 BU-CU thriller last week, scored the last six for the Bluejays to eliminate the Braves. Four Redbirds scored in double figures in Illinois State's win, and Eric Coleman's 22-and-10 dub-dub sank the Saluki season.

[1] Drake 68, [8] Indiana State 46 | GameFlo

[4] Creighton 74, [5] Bradley 70 | GameFlo

[2] Illinois State 63, [7] Missouri State 58 | GameFlo

[6] Northern Iowa 54, [3] Southern Illinois 49 | GameFlo

America East

Ricky Lucas was the star for Stony Brook with 18 points in an overtime winner in the first round of the A-East action.

[8] Stony Brook 73, [9] Maine 65 (OT) | GameFlo

Colonial

A 3-pointer by W&M's David Schneider with 1.5 seconds left averted a Georgia State upset. A combined 42 points from Towson's Josh Thornton and Tony Durant helped Towson to a 9-over-8 win. Delaware and Northeastern advanced with easy wins.

[9] Towson 81, [8] Hofstra 66 | GameFlo

[5] William & Mary 58, [12] Georgia State 57 | GameFlo

[7] Delaware 60, [10] Drexel 51 | GameFlo

[6] Northeastern 73, [11] James Madison 55 | GameFlo

Metro Atlantic

Devon Austin of Manhattan scored 26 points to help the Jaspers pass their first-round test; Frank Turner (12 points, 6 assists) was the star for last-place Canisius in the late game.

[8] Manhattan 73, [9] Saint Peter's 59 | GameFlo

[10] Canisius 64, [7] Iona 59 | GameFlo

Southern

All three higher seeds rolled in the SoCon's first round.

[8] Wofford 58, [9] Western Carolina 49 | GameFlo

[7] Elon 52, [10] Furman 37 | GameFlo

[6] College of Charleston 66, [11] The Citadel 48 | GameFlo

West Coast

Dior Lowhorn of [name redacted] was the WCC's leading scorer this season, and he scored 26 in the team's first-round win. Pepperdone needed five extra minutes to put away Portland.

[5] (name redacted) 79, [8] Loyola Marymount 60 | GameFlo

[6] Pepperdine 50, [7] Portland 48 (OT) | GameFlo

On Tap Tonight

Big South

Winthrop and UNCA will meet for the second time in a week, after their battle for the regular-season title last Saturday. That 13-point win for the Bulldogs is the reason this game is where it is. The No. 2 seed hasn't won this tournament since 2001, but Winthrop has won eight of these in the past decade.

11:30 am ET - [2] Winthrop 21-11 (10-4) at [1] North Carolina-Asheville 23-8 (10-4) | Preview

Recent: 03/01/2008 UNCA 63 @WINT 50 02/02/2008 WINT 56 @UNCA 71

Ohio Valley

This matchup isn't as cut and dry as you'd think: APSU just nipped TSU at the buzzer in their first meeting, and the Tigers used a second-half burst to drop the Govs last month. The venue for this game is also less than a mile from the Tennessee State campus.

5:00 pm ET - [1] Austin Peay 23-10 (16-4) vs. [6] Tennessee State 15-16 (10-10) | Preview

Recent: 02/18/2008 APSU 69 @TSU 73 02/02/2008 TSU 78 @APSU 79

Atlantic Sun

Belmont swept the two meetings with Jacksonville this year, but hasn't looked on their form in the two tourney wins.

7:00 pm ET - [2] Jacksonville 18-12 (12-4) vs. [1] Belmont 24-8 (14-2) | Preview


Recent: 02/07/2008 JAX 78 @BELM 85 02/22/2007 BELM 86 @JAX 71

Horizon League

The semifinal round plays out today with two well-rested top seeds in their white uniforms, and the final will be held at the top remaining seed.

4:30 pm ET - [6] Valparaiso 21-12 (9-9) at [2] Cleveland State 20-11 (12-6) | Preview

Recent: 02/14/2008 CLEST 71 @VALPO 58 01/19/2008 VALPO 63 @CLEST 69



6:30 pm ET - [4] Illinois-Chicago 18-14 (9-9) at [1] Butler 27-3 (16-2) | Preview

Recent: 02/20/2008 BUTL 51 @UIC 46 01/26/2008 UIC 57 @BUTL 73

Missouri Valley

No. 6 UNI was one of the teams that contributed to Illinois State's short mid-season tailspin; Drake will try to do the previously implausible, beat Creighton three times in a season.

2:35 pm ET - [4] Creighton 21-9 (10-8) vs. [1] Drake 26-4 (15-3) | Preview

Recent: 01/30/2008 CREI 65 @DRAKE 75 01/22/2008 DRAKE 68 @CREI 60



5:05 pm ET - [2] Illinois State 23-8 (13-5) vs. [6] Northern Iowa 18-13 (9-9) | Preview

Recent: 01/30/2008 ILLST 61 @UNI 69 01/08/2008 UNI 46 @ILLST 51

America East

The quarterfinals get under way in Binghamton, with UMBC the only team with an RPI better than 170. Should the Retrievers fall today or tomorrow, the league champion will likely be headed to the Dayton play-in game.

12:00 pm ET - [8] Stony Brook 7-22 (3-13) vs. [1] Maryland-Baltimore County 21-8 (13-3) | Preview

Recent: 02/06/2008 STONY 63 @UMBC 75 01/03/2008 UMBC 76 @STONY 62



2:30 pm ET - [4] Vermont 15-14 (9-7) at [5] Binghamton 14-15 (9-7) | Preview

Recent: 02/06/2008 UVM 83 @BING 78 01/03/2008 BING 60 @UVM 71



6:00 pm ET - [7] New Hampshire 9-19 (6-10) vs. [2] Hartford 16-15 (10-6) | Preview

Recent: 02/17/2008 UNH 63 @HART 82 01/27/2008 HART 59 @UNH 74



8:30 pm ET - [6] Boston University 13-16 (9-7) vs. [3] Albany 15-14 (10-6) | Preview

Recent: 03/02/2008 BU 64 @ALB 76 01/16/2008 ALB 70 @BU 63

Colonial

While the records would indicate that this round would end up chalky, the league has featured much less of a division between rich and poor this year. Expect at least one surprise out of these quarterfinals.

12:00 pm ET - [1] Virginia Commonwealth 23-6 (15-3) vs. [9] Towson 13-17 (7-11) | Preview

Recent: 02/02/2008 TOWS 42 @VCU 65 01/13/2007 TOWS 77 @VCU 85



2:30 pm ET - [4] Old Dominion 17-14 (11-7) vs. [5] William & Mary 15-15 (10-8) | Preview

Recent: 01/26/2008 ODU 72 @CWM 59 01/05/2008 CWM 70 @ODU 61



6:00 pm ET - [2] North Carolina-Wilmington 19-12 (12-6) vs. [7] Delaware 14-16 (9-9) | Preview

Recent: 02/06/2008 UNCW 67 @DEL 68 02/24/2007 DEL 66 @UNCW 75



8:00 pm ET - [3] George Mason 20-10 (12-6) vs. [6] Northeastern 14-16 (9-9) | Preview

Recent: 03/01/2008 GMU 59 @NU 70 01/12/2008 NU 52 @GMU 80

Metro Atlantic

Fairfield is a dangerous No. 5, winning seven of its final eight regular season games. But whatever happens today, tomorrow's semifinals will likely be the most thrilling day of the one-bid portion of Championship Week.

2:15 pm ET - [5] Fairfield 14-15 (11-7) at [4] Loyola (Md.) 18-13 (12-6) | Preview

Recent: 01/11/2008 LOYMD 67 @FAIR 63 01/04/2008 FAIR 69 @LOYMD 67



4:30 pm ET - [8] Manhattan 12-18 (5-13) at [1] Siena 19-10 (13-5) | Preview

Recent: 02/18/2008 SIENA 72 @MANH 73 01/17/2008 MANH 56 @SIENA 69



7:30 pm ET - [2] Rider 21-9 (13-5) vs. [10] Canisius 6-24 (2-16) | Preview

Recent: 01/06/2008 CANI 51 @RIDER 102 12/08/2007 RIDER 82 @CANI 58



9:30 pm ET - [6] Marist 17-13 (11-7) vs. [3] Niagara 19-9 (12-6) | Preview

Recent: 01/21/2008 NIAG 65 @MAR 84 12/22/2007 MAR 67 @NIAG 76

Southern

Charleston, S.C. is the site of today's quarters, as Davidson begins its push to the autobid with questionable margin for error.

2:00 pm ET - [8] Wofford 16-15 (8-12) vs. [1] Davidson 23-6 (20-0) | Preview


Recent: 01/30/2008 WOFF 65 @DAV 78 01/12/2008 DAV 85 @WOFF 50



4:15 pm ET - [5] North Carolina-Greensboro 18-11 (12-8) vs. [4] Appalachian State 18-12 (13-7) | Preview

Recent: 02/16/2008 APPST 55 @UNCG 79 01/12/2008 UNCG 68 @APPST 91



7:00 pm ET - [2] Chattanooga 18-12 (13-7) vs. [7] Elon 12-18 (9-11) | Preview

Recent: 03/01/2008 CHAT 57 @ELON 56 12/18/2007 ELON 45 @CHAT 58



9:30 pm ET - [3] Georgia Southern 20-11 (13-7) vs. [6] College of Charleston 15-16 (9-11) | Preview

Recent: 02/28/2008 GEOSO 86 @COFC 91 01/10/2008 COFC 90 @GEOSO 96

West Coast

Two more games on tap in the WCC, as the top two seeds await the winners.

9:00 pm ET - [4] Santa Clara 14-15 (6-8) at [5] San Francisco 10-20 (5-9) | Preview

Recent: 02/25/2008 SF 55 @SCL 87 01/28/2008 SCL 66 @SF 48



11:15 pm ET - [6] Pepperdine 11-20 (4-10) at [3] San Diego 18-13 (11-3) | Preview

Recent: 03/01/2008 PEPP 73 @USD 77 02/04/2008 USD 61 @PEPP 58

Big Sky

It's a six-team tournament in a nine-team league, so Northern Colorado, Sacramento State and Eastern Washington didn't make the party. The bottom four survivors fight it out tonight in Utah and Idaho, the winners moving on to Portland State, which will host the next rounds by virtue of its regular-season title.

9:00 pm ET - [6] Montana State 15-14 (7-9) at [3] Weber State 15-13 (10-6) | Preview

Recent: 02/23/2008 MTST 63 @WEBER 73 01/17/2008 WEBER 78 @MTST 76



9:00 pm ET - [5] Montana 14-15 (8-8) at [4] Idaho State 11-18 (8-8) | Preview

Recent: 02/24/2008 UMT 72 @IDST 63 01/17/2008 IDST 56 @UMT 54

Summit League

The Badlands Conference also holds an exclusive bash; North Dakota State and South Dakota State didn't show up due to their D-I transitional status. Two of the quarterfinal matches occur tonight; the other two go tomorrow.

7:00 pm ET - [8] Centenary 10-20 (4-14) vs. [1] Oral Roberts 21-8 (16-2) | Preview

Recent: 02/02/2008 CENT 62 @ORU 73 01/05/2008 ORU 71 @CENT 62



9:30 pm ET - [7] Missouri-Kansas City 11-20 (6-12) vs. [2] IUPUI 24-6 (15-3) | Preview

Recent: 02/02/2008 UMKC 70 @IUPUI 90 01/03/2008 IUPUI 77 @UMKC 72

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