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Bullet Points

Make way on the big bracket for two more mid-major champions: Mount Saint Mary's, surprise winners of the NEC out of a No. 4 seed, and Portland State, double-champions of the Big Sky.
There were three exciting finishes in the Atlantic 14, with La Salle, Dayton and Charlotte pulling out thrilling first-round wins to keep their seasons alive.
A sizeable upset in the MEAC quarterfinals, as No. 7 seed Coppin State stunned No. 2 Hampton 75-74.
A big day for quarterfinals around Hoops Nation as the final wave of tourneys moves forward. The A-14, MAC, Southland and WAC whittle eights into fours. The SWAC and MEAC will complete quarterfinal rounds that began yesterday.

Brackets

Northeast

Three teams battled it out atop the NEC with gaudy records -- none of them were Mount Saint Mary's, which took out top seed Robert Morris and No. 3 Sacred Heart -- on the road, no less. The Mount's road warriors end their conference season with an 11-7 record away from Emmitsburg, Md..

[4] Mount Saint Mary's 68, at [3] Sacred Heart 55 | GameFlo

Big Sky

Portland State won the regular season championship three years ago, but couldn't seal the Dance deal. This year, the Vikings are NCAA-bound for the first time in the school's 11-year Division I history after a cruise to the title. Senior guard Deonte Huff was the team's leading scorer in both tourney games, and had 17 last night.

at [1] Portland State 67, [2] Northern Arizona 51 | GameFlo

MEAC

Coppin's surprise win was its second in less than a month over the Pirates, closed by late free throws by Tywain McKee. Hampton's previously promising season ends with a 1-3 record against the MEAC's Baltimore schools.

[6] Florida A&M 70, [11] Maryland-Eastern Shore 61 | GameFlo

[1] Morgan State 77, [8] South Carolina State 68 | GameFlo

[7] Coppin State 75, [2] Hampton 74 (OT) | GameFlo

SWAC

Top seeds moved on in Birmingham, and both will take a day off.

[2] Mississippi Valley State 79, [7] Grambling State 73 | GameFlo

[1] Alabama State 67, [8] Texas Southern 49 | GameFlo

Big West

A minor upset in the Big West's first round, with the Highlanders taking down last year's runner-up Mustangs.

[5] California-Irvine 77, [8] Long Beach State 63 | GameFlo


[7] California-Riverside 62, [6] Cal Poly 54 | GameFlo

Atlantic 10

Saint Louis dropped a 13-4 run in the last four minutes of regulation to force overtime, but eventually fell thanks to a Marcus Johnson pop in the lane with 32 seconds left in OT. URI blew a five-point lead with 1:49 remaining, tumbling from nationally ranked to broken 11-seed in just 11 weeks. Duquesne couldn't hold on to a seven-point lead with 5:42 left. Saint Joe's, on the other hand, dominated.

[8] Dayton 63, [9] Saint Louis 62 (OT) | GameFlo

[5] Saint Joseph's 80, [12] Fordham 62 | GameFlo

[7] La Salle 82, [10] Duquesne 79 | GameFlo

[6] Charlotte 75, [11] Rhode Island 73 | GameFlo

Mid-American

Few surprises on the final scoreboard in Cleveland, but Buffalo gave Miami everything it possibly had before falling late.

[7] Eastern Michigan 59, [10] Ball State 55 | GameFlo

[6] Central Michigan 83, [11] Northern Illinois 71 | GameFlo

[8] Toledo 52, [9] Bowling Green 48 | GameFlo

[5] Miami (Oh.) 69, [12] Buffalo 68 | GameFlo

On Tap Tonight

Atlantic 10

The top four seeds begin play in the city that's "always turned on." Two dream local rivalries today with X and UD representing Ohio, and Temple and La Salle renewing their Philly Big 5 battle.

12:00 pm ET - [1] Xavier 26-5 (14-2) vs. [8] Dayton 21-9 (8-8) | Preview

Recent: 02/24/2008 XU 57 @UD 51 01/24/2008 UD 43 @XU 69



2:30 pm ET - [4] Richmond 16-13 (9-7) vs. [5] Saint Joseph's 19-11 (9-7) | Preview

Recent: 01/12/2008 RICH 63 @STJOE 81 02/24/2007 STJOE 68 @RICH 78



6:30 pm ET - [2] Temple 18-12 (11-5) vs. [7] La Salle 15-16 (8-8) | Preview

Recent: 03/08/2008 TU 85 @LAS 66 02/14/2007 TU 72 @LAS 77



9:00 pm ET - [3] Massachusetts 21-9 (10-6) vs. [6] Charlotte 19-12 (9-7) | Preview

Recent: 01/19/2008 CHAR 79 @MASS 86 01/28/2007 MASS 66 @CHAR 61

Mid-American

No surprises in the first round means that that top eight will square-dance today at the "Q" in Cleveland.

12:00 pm ET - [2] Western Michigan 18-11 (11-4) vs. [7] Eastern Michigan 14-16 (8-8) | Preview

Recent: 02/20/2008 EMU 52 @WMU 70 01/12/2008 WMU 71 @EMU 81



2:30 pm ET - [3] Akron 21-9 (11-5) vs. [6] Central Michigan 14-16 (8-8) | Preview

Recent: 01/26/2008 AKR 64 @CMU 65 03/08/2007 CMU 53 AKR 82



7:00 pm ET - [1] Kent State 25-6 (13-3) vs. [8] Toledo 11-18 (7-8) | Preview

Recent: 02/02/2008 KENT 56 @TOL 59 02/06/2007 TOL 60 @KENT 64



9:30 pm ET - [4] Ohio 19-11 (9-7) vs. [5] Miami (Oh.) 16-14 (9-7) | Preview

Recent: 03/01/2008 OHIO 49 @MIAOH 73 01/12/2008 MIAOH 63 @OHIO 72

Southland

A special welcome to the Southland, which will get its tourney tipped off in Katy, Tex. Co-regular season champions Stephen F. Austin and Lamar anchor either side of the bracket.

1:00 pm ET - [2] Lamar 19-10 (13-3) vs. [7] Texas-Arlington 18-11 (7-9) | Preview

Recent: 02/14/2008 UTARL 66 @LAM 80 02/08/2007 LAM 74 @UTARL 76



3:30 pm ET - [3] Sam Houston State 22-7 (10-6) vs. [6] McNeese State 13-15 (7-9) | Preview

Recent: 01/17/2008 SAMH 64 @MCN 49 01/11/2007 MCN 59 @SAMH 58



7:00 pm ET - [1] Stephen F. Austin 25-4 (13-3) vs. [8] Texas-San Antonio 13-16 (7-9) | Preview

Recent: 03/08/2008 SFA 58 @UTSA 52 02/09/2008 UTSA 39 @SFA 60



9:30 pm ET - [4] Southeastern Louisiana 17-12 (9-7) vs. [5] Northwestern State 13-17 (9-7) | Preview

Recent: 03/01/2008 SELU 75 @NWSU 72 02/02/2008 NWSU 60 @SELU 55

MEAC

Two games today, but we're not at the semis yet. The two final quarters feature the last two champions, FAMU and Del-State.

6:00 pm ET - [3] Norfolk State 15-14 (12-6) vs. [6] Florida A&M 15-16 (10-8) | Preview

Recent: 02/11/2008 NORF 77 @FAMU 66 02/03/2007 FAMU 68 @NORF 81



8:00 pm ET - [4] Delaware State 13-15 (11-6) vs. [5] North Carolina A&T 15-15 (10-8) | Preview

Recent: 02/18/2008 DELST 70 @NCAT 66 01/21/2008 NCAT 63 @DELST 61

SWAC

Two quarterfinals in the SWAC as well. Defending champion Jackson State will try to repeat out of the No. 4 seed.

3:30 pm ET - [3] Alabama A&M 14-14 (11-7) vs. [6] Arkansas-Pine Bluff 12-17 (8-10) | Preview

Recent: 02/09/2008 ALAM 65 @ARKPB 70 01/12/2008 ARKPB 65 @ALAM 59



9:00 pm ET - [4] Jackson State 12-19 (10-8) vs. [5] Southern 11-18 (9-9) | Preview

Recent: 02/11/2008 SOU 71 @JSU 85 01/14/2008 JSU 69 @SOU 85

Western Athletic

It's a mental adjustment preparing for this tourney and not using the "Team X has to get to at least Round Y" logic -- after over two-decades of consistent multi-bid performance, this event is a fight over a single Dance card.

2:00 pm ET - [4] Boise State 22-8 (12-4) vs. [5] Hawaii 11-18 (7-9) | Preview

Recent: 03/01/2008 BOIST 78 @HAW 71 01/24/2008 HAW 80 @BOIST 95



4:30 pm ET - [1] Utah State 23-9 (12-4) vs. [8] San Jose State 13-18 (4-12) | Preview

Recent: 02/18/2008 USU 67 @SJSU 70 02/09/2008 SJSU 73 @USU 78



8:00 pm ET - [2] Nevada 20-10 (12-4) vs. [7] Fresno State 13-18 (5-11) | Preview

Recent: 03/08/2008 NEV 76 @FRES 63 01/31/2008 FRES 67 @NEV 79



10:30 pm ET - [3] New Mexico State 19-13 (12-4) vs. [6] Idaho 8-20 (5-11) | Preview

Recent: 02/06/2008 IDAHO 49 @NMSU 88 01/02/2008 NMSU 78 @IDAHO 68

Big West

This is the second round of the BWC, as seeds three and four make their first appearance on the staggered bracket. The two winners today will be reseeded going into tomorrow's semis. Before the games, check out the 7th Annual Big West mascot challenge at the ESPNZone near Disneyland. Here's your bracket for that.



Fantom of the Dome (UC Santa Barbara)

Scotty the Bear (UC Riverside)

Tuffy the Titan (Cal State Fullerton)

Peter the Anteater (UC Irvine)

Musty (Cal Poly)

Prospectin' Pete (Long Beach State)

Gunrock (UC Davis)

The PowerCat (Pacific)

The Matador (Cal State Northridge)

9:00 pm ET - [3] Cal State Fullerton 21-8 (12-4) vs. [7] California-Riverside 9-20 (4-12) | Preview

Recent: 01/23/2008 UCR 61 @CSF 72 01/07/2008 CSF 77 @UCR 47



11:30 pm ET - [4] Pacific 21-9 (11-5) vs. [5] California-Irvine 16-15 (9-6) | Preview

Recent: 02/14/2008 PAC 59 @UCI 74 01/19/2008 UCI 53 @PAC 59

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