Who to root for (Day 4)

Another sloppy win for Penn tonight, but at leat the team won. Here's your daily dose of who to cheer for if you want Penn's seed in the NCAA Tournament to get a boost:

Penn's projected seed: 14
Penn's RPI ranking: 94th

America East Tournament
Root for anyone here. Nobody's going to be ranked ahead of Penn.

Atlantic Sun Tournament
Belmont won last night to earn a trip to the Big Dance. With an RPI ranking of 117th, they will certainly be behind Penn in the field of 65.

Big South Tournament
Coastal Carolina almost pulled a big upset last night, but Winthrop (71) pulled out a 51-50 victory to win the Big South's automatic bid. Winthrop will definitely be seeded ahead of the Quakers.

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
The four teams left in the tourney (No. 1 UNC-Wilmington, No. 2 George Mason, No. 3 Hofstra and No. 5 Northeastern) will all be ranked ahead of Penn in the tourney. Root for anyone here.

Horizon League Tournament
No. 1 Wisconsin-Milwaukee and No. 2 Butler won last night to make it to the finals. Either team will be ranked ahead of Penn in the NCAA Tournament.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
Penn fans need to root hard for No. 5 St. Peter's to upset No. 1 Manhattan and No. 3 Marist to beat No. 2 Iona. But Marist will likely wind up being ranked ahead of Penn in the RPI if it wins the tournament, so Quakers fans need to hope that St. Peter's wins the automatic bid.

Mid-Continent Tournament
Cheer for anyone here. Every team is well behind Penn in the RPI.

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
No. 2 Southern Illinois takes on No. 5 Bradley tonight for the automatic bid. Both teams will definitely be ranked ahead of Penn in the field of 65.

Northeast Conference Tournament
Any team that wins this tournament will certainly be ranked behind Penn.

Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
No. 2 Samford couldn't help Penn out by beating No. 1 Murray State last night. The Racers won, 74-57, in the championship game to earn a trip to the Big Dance. They will be ranked ahead of Penn.

Patriot League Tournament
Root for No. 4 American to shock No. 1 Bucknell tonight. If that happens, the Patriot League champion will be ranked behind Penn in the field of 65. The odds aren't good, however, as the Bison have not lost a Patriot League game all year.

Southern Conference Tournament
No. 3 Davidson plays No. 5 Chattanooga tonight in the finals. Penn will likely be ranked ahead of both teams, but Davidson is much closer to the Quakers in the RPI (111th). Therefore, to be safe, root for Chattanooga.

Sun Belt Conference Tournament
Penn fans have to root for two upsets in this tournament if they want to boost their team's seed. The No. 1 seed in the west, South Alabama, needs to fall to the No. 4 team in the east, Arkansas-Little Rock. Also, the No. 1 seed in the east, Western Kentucky, needs to be upset by the No. 4 team in the west, New Orleans.

West Coast Conference Tournament
Penn fans should root hard for No. 3 St. Mary's to upset No. 1 Gonzaga tonight. That win, however, would likely boost the Gaels' RPI (currently ranked 116th) close to our ahead of Penn. Therefore, Quakers fans should then root for St. Mary's to lose in the conference finals, should they make it.