Selection Sunday, Baby!

In sports, there are several "sporting" events that involve actually no physical action. The NFL Draft comes to mind, as does smaller events like the selection of future Olympic host cities or the post position draw for the Kentucky Derby. But without a doubt, the No. 1 of these events is Selection Sunday.

And that glorious day is finally here. True, Penn fans have nothing to look forward to today. But at the same time, Atlantic 10 champion Temple, as well as fellow Big 5 member Villanova, will be waiting to see their seed (my prediction: Villanova a four, Temple a 11). And of course, Ivy champ Cornell also will be watching closely (though they're almost certainly getting a 15).

Speaking of Cornell, they're already being crowned as Ivy League champs next year. It's not that surprising that the Cornell Basketball Blog is already crowning the Big Red as Ivy League champs, seeing how that blog is a lesson in homerism. But the post does provoke an interesting question.

But keeping in mind Cornell fans' arrogance at this point (read the comments of that link), this leads to another question: Do you Penn fans root for the Ivy League team to do well in the tournament? Before the last two years, if Penn didn't make it, then it likely was Princeton in the tournament. So do you still root for a rival to do well in the interest of league pride? And how about the Big 5 schools? Let me know in the comments below.