Who to root for (Day 10)

Nothing seems to be breaking Penn's way. The team seems to be locked into a 15th seed and there are few chances for the Quakers to move up. Moreover, with La Salle and Hawaii both bounced early from their conference tournaments, Penn stands to lose both of its top 100 wins in the RPI. And it wasn't such a great day for Penn opponents either yesterday. Colorado, Villanova, Fordham and Temple all went down. The one good piece of news, however, is that Princeton seems to be moving up in the RPI thanks to wins by teams like Wake Forest. That makes the loss to the Tigers at the end of the season look a little better on Penn's tournament resume.

Here's who you should root for if Penn is going to have any chance of boosting its seed:

Penn's projected seed: 15
Conference leaders/winners behind Penn in the RPI: 6
Penn's RPI ranking: 97th

America East Conference Tournament
No. 1 Albany plays No. 6 Vermont today for the automatic bid. Root for either team because both will be seeded behind Penn.

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
No. 1 Duke -- a Penn opponent from earlier this season -- survived a scare yesterday against No. 8 Miami. Root for the Blue Devils again today when they take on No. 12 Wake Forest.

Atlantic 10 Tournament
Congrats to St. Joe's. The No. 5 Hawks beat their Big 5 rival, No. 9 Temple, to earn a spot in the A-10 championship game. Another Penn opponent, No. 6 Fordham, couldn't join St. Joe's in the final. The Rams lost to No. 10 Xavier yesterday in the other semifinal. Root for St. Joe's today in the title game.

Big East Tournament
No. 2 Villanova was upset by No. 6 Pitt last night. That's not good for Penn's RPI. Root for anyone in tonight's final between the Panthers and No. 9 Syracuse.

Big Sky Tournament
No. 2 Montana beat No. 1 Northern Arizona tonight to take the conference title. The Grizzlies should be ranked ahead of Penn in the field of 65.

Big Ten Tournament
This tourney moves into the semifinals today in Indianapolis. Root for anyone here because every team will be seeded ahead of Penn.

Big 12 Tournament
No. 5 Colorado (a Penn opponent) fell to No. 4 Texas A&M today. You can root for anyone from here on out.

Big West Tournament
No. 1 Pacific refuses to lose, beating Cal Poly last night. If Penn wants any chance at a 14 seed it needs Pacific to lose tonight in the conference championship game.

Conference USA Tournament
No. 1 Memphis plays No. 2 UAB tonight for the conference title. Root for anyone here, as either team will be seeded ahead of Penn.

Mid-American Conference Tournament
No. 7 Toledo keeps rolling through this tournament, beating Akron last night to earn a spot in the conference title game. Based on RPI, Penn should be seeded ahead of the Rockets. Root for them tonight against No. 1 Kent State.

Mid-eastern Athletic Conference Tournament
No. 1 Delaware State plays No. 6 Hampton tonight for the conference title. Root for anyone, as both teams will be seeded behind Penn in the field of 65.

Mountain West Conference Tournament
This finals are tonight in Denver. Root for anyone because any team that wins this is going to be seeded higher than Penn.

Pac-10 Tournament
The winner of this conference is definitely going to be seeded ahead of Penn. Root for anyone.

Patriot League Tournament
No. 1 Bucknell won the automatic bid tonight, keeping its perfect conference record in tact. The Bison will certainly be seeded ahead of the Quakers.

Southeastern Conference Tournament
Root for anyone here. Whoever wins this will be seeded higher than Penn.

Southwestern Conference Tournament
No. 1 Southern plays No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff tonight for the conference title. Cheer for either team here. The winner of this conference will be seeded below Penn in the field of 65.