Who to root for (Day 6)

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Another day of conference tournament action is in the books and things are looking pretty bleak for Penn's chances of moving up to a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That being said, here's all you need to know for today's games:

Penn's projected seed: 14
Conference leaders/winners behind Penn in the RPI: 11
Penn's RPI ranking: 93rd

Big Sky Tournament
Root for No. 3 Eastern Washington to upset No. 2 Montana and No. 5 Sacramento State to beat No. 1 Northern Arizona.

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
No. 1 UNC-Wilmington won the automatic bid yesterday, beating No. 3 Hofstra. With an RPI ranking of 27th, you can rest assured that the Seahawks will be seeded ahead of Penn.

Horizon League Tournament
No. 1 Wisconsin-Milwaukee plays No. 2 Butler tonight in the conference finals. Root for either team here because both squads will be seeded ahead of Penn in the NCAA Tournament field.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
No. 5 St. Peter's was unable to help Penn out by upsetting No. 2 Iona last night in the championship game. Instead, the Gaels won the automatic bid. With an RPI ranking of 62nd, they will be ahead of the Quakers in the field of 65.

Mid-Continent Tournament
No. 1 Oral Roberts takes on No. 6 Chicago State in the conference finals tonight. No matter who wins, the Mid-Continent champion will be seeded behind Penn in the NCAA Tournament. Root for either team.

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
No. 2 Southern Illinois beat No. 5 Bradley last night for the automatic bid. The Salukis will definitely be seeded ahead of Penn in the NCAA Tournament.

Mid-eastern Athletic Conference Tournament
The tourney kicks off tomorrow in Raleigh, N.C. The winner of this conference will definitely be ranked behind Penn in the field of 65, but root hard for No. 9 Howard in this one. Why? Because the Bison are coached by Gil Jackson, who is in his first year as head coach after spending over a decade next to Fran Dunphy on the Penn bench. Coach J takes on No. 8 North Carolina A&T tonight at 9:30 p.m.

Mountain West Conference Tournament
This tournament kicks off today with the opening round game between No. 8 Colorado St. and No. 9 TCU. Root for the Horned Frogs to not just win this game, but also to mount an improbable run for the conference championship. At 6-23, they're the only Mountain West team that could end up winning this tournament and still wind up seeded behind the Quakers.

Southland Conference Tournament
Root hard for No. 1 Northwestern State to fall to No. 8 Texas-San Antonio in the opening round tonight. If the Demons go down, Penn will certainly be seeded ahead of this conference winner.

Southern Conference Tournament
No. 3 Davidson earned a ticket to the Big Dance yesterday with a win over Chattanooga. With an RPI of 101, the Wildcats will likely be seeded behind Penn in the NCAA Tournament.

Sun Belt Conference Tournament
Again, Penn fans didn't get any of the upsets they needed yesterday. Now, the No. 1 seed in the west, South Alabama, will take on the No. 1 seed in the east, Western Kentucky, for the automatic bid tonight. Both teams will likely be seeded ahead of Penn, but root for South Alabama here, because they are much closer to Penn in the RPI and record vs. the top 100 RPI. Western Kentucky's tournament resume is a flight above both teams.

West Coast Conference Tournament
Loyola-Marymount's inability to make a layup gave No. 1 Gonzaga its second nailbiting win in as many days and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Had the Lions pulled the upset they would have likely been seeded behind Penn in the field of 65.