Who to root for: Monday

Not a great day for the Quakers on Sunday. Penn got only one of the upsets it wanted.

Vermont and Albany, both of whom could threaten No. 78 (RPI) Penn, advanced in the Northeast Conference.

Western Kentucky, the only team out of the Sun Belt that could challenge Penn, advanced with a win over Florida Atlantic.

In the Patriot, Holy Cross and Bucknell both advanced, though the Crusaders needed a 55-53 squeaker over American to do it. Not great for the Quakers.

And higher-ranked Gonzaga beat San Diego to advance in the West Coast Conference.

The only help Penn got was when George Mason knocked off Old Dominion in the Colonial semis, giving Penn a chance for help out of the conference if the Patriots wrap up the automatic bid.

We'll see if Monday goes a bit better. Look out for these games in conference tournaments:

In the Mid-Continent, root for No. 94 Oral Roberts to fall to No. 214 IUPUI.

In the Colonial finals, root extra hard for No. 116 George Mason to beat No. 48 and top-seeded Virginia Commonwealth in the CAA finals. That would be huge for Penn -- the Patriots would take a seed below Penn in the field. The game starts at 7 p.m.

Once again, root for both Gonzaga and Western Kentucky to fall. The Zags face Santa Clara in the WCC tourney at 9 p.m., while the Hilltoppers face Arkansas State in Lafayette, La. at 10. Penn still might place ahead of WKU if it were to win the Sun Belt, but Gonzaga would definitely overtake Penn in the field.

And don't forget the elephant in the room -- Penn's crucial RPI tester on Tuesday at Princeton.