Who to root for (Day 2)
Here's all the information a Penn fan needs after another day of conference tournament action:
Penn's RPI: Currently ranked 106th
Projected seed: 14
America East Tournament
Today's tournament kicks off with No. 8 UMBC (RPI 299) taking on No. 9 Stony Brook (308). Cheer for either team here, as both teams are much worse than Penn.
Atlantic Sun Tournament
No. 1 Lipscomb (144), No. 2 Belmont (129), No. 4 Gardner Web (144) and No. 6 Stetson (268) won last night. Root for anyone here, as Penn will be ranked ahead of any team that wins.
Big South Tournament
No. 1 Winthrop (78) and No. 2 Coastal Carolina (127) won last night to make it to the finals. Penn fans should definitely cheer on Coastal Carolina, because if they win, that will put the Quakers ahead of another tournament team.
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Penn fans should hope for No. 8 Drexel (117) to beat No. 9 Delaware (243), as the Quakers beat the Dragons earlier this season. They should also hope for No. 12 James Madison (295) to upset No. 5 Northeastern (100) and No. 11 William & Mary (267) to upset No. 6 Virginia Commonwealth (73). Pick anyone in the game between No. 7 Towson (202) and No. 10 Georgia State (249).
Horizon League Tournament
None of the teams that won yesterday and who will face off today in the second round are ranked ahead of Penn in the RPI. Thus, Penn fans can root for anyone. The real important games begin tomorrow, when No. 1 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (56) and No. 2 Butler (88) play.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
With the No. 5 through 10 seeds opening play today, Penn fans can cheer for any team. None of these teams will be ranked ahead of the Quakers in the Tournament.
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Root for No. 9 Indiana State (154) to shock No. 1 Wichita State (24) and No. 7 Evansville (185) to upset No. 2 Southern Illinois (42). The other two games (No. 4 Creighton vs. No. 5 Bradley and No. 3 Missouri State vs. No. 6 Northern Iowa) feature four teams all of whom have RPIs way higher than Penn. Thus, it really doesn't matter who wins.
Northeast Conference Tournament
No. 1 Fairleight Dickinson (137), No. 2 Central Connecticut State (158), No. 3 Monmouth (172) and No. 5 Robert Morris (213) won yesterday. All of these teams will be ranked behind Penn in the Tournament, so cheer for anyone.
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Penn fans should hope for No. 4 Jacksonville State (176) to upset No. 1 Murray State (79). That would put another team behind the Quakers in the field of 65.
Patriot League Tournament
Cheer for No. 8 Army (326) to shock No. 1 Bucknell (43). That would put yet another team behind Penn in the Tournament. I guess Quakers fans should also hope for No. 5 Lafayette (253) to win this tournament because they played Penn this year.
Southern Conference Tournament
Penn fans should be happy that the worst team in the conference, The Citadel (318), upset Furman (224) yesterday. After all, the Quakers played the South Carolina school earlier this year. If The Citadel can pull another miracle upset today against Davidson (111), that would put Penn ahead of the SoCon champion.
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
This tourney gets under way today. None of the opening round games have any consequence for Penn.
West Coast Conference Tournament
Again, none of the opening round games in this tournament of note.
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