Good seeding news

Hello from Albany, N.Y., home of the Albany Great Danes, who just gave Penn quite a bit of help in their quest for a 13 seed.

The Danes won a thriller, knocking off would-be 12 or 13-seeded Vermont to win America East. Albany will almost surely be behind Penn, pushing them up, perhaps, to a 13.

Not much else to root for today, with most teams playing this afternoon decidedly in and ahead of Penn (ESPN RPI 87).

Root for Miami of Ohio (102), over Akron (61) in the MAC championship.

Rhode Island (104) over George Washington (73) in the A-14.

And in the nightcap, Penn fans should root for Cal Poly (137) over Long Beach State (86).

Another reason Penn fans should be happy with Albany's win is that Danes coach Will Brown began his playing career with the Quakers. Brown played less than one season for the Quakers before returning home to play for Dowling College on Long Island.