Who to root for (Day 3)

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Well, Penn is now officially in the NCAA Tournament. Here's who you need to root for if you want the Quakers to boost their seed:

Penn's projected seed: 14
Penn's RPI ranking: 99th

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

Atlantic Sun Tournament
Again, both teams left, Lipscomb and Belmont, will be ranked behind the Quakers.

Big Sky Tournament
The four teams playing the opening round games today will also be ranked behind Penn. Root for anyone.

Big South Tournament
No. 1 Winthrop will take on No. 2 Coastal Carolina tonight in the finals. Penn fans should definitely cheer on Coastal Carolina, because if they win, that will put the Quakers ahead of another tournament team.

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Penn opponent Drexel went down last night at Delaware (where I happen to be right now). Penn fans should root for the No. 9 Blue Hens to upset No. 1 UNC-Wilmington and No. 10 Georgia State to upset No. 2 George Mason. The other two matchups feature four teams (Old Dominion, Northeastern, Hofstra and Virginia Commonwealth) that will all be seeded ahead of Penn.

Horizon League Tournament
Hope for No. 4 Loyola-Chicago to upset No. 1 Wisconsin-Milwaukee and No. 3 Wisconsin-Green Bay to top No. 2 Butler. If the No. 3 or 4 seeds happen to win the tourney, that will put another team behind the Quakers in the field of 65.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
Penn fans want No. 7 Niagara to beat No. 2 Iona. Also, root for No. 4 Siena. After all, they're coached by a Penn grad and they were the Red and Blue's first opponent this season.

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

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
With No. 1 Wichita State, No. 2 Southern Illinois, No. 5 Bradley and No. 6 Northern Iowa winning yesterday, the winner of the Valley will definitely be ranked ahead of Penn. Therefore, you can root for anyone tonight in the semifinals.

Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
If No. 2 Samford can beat No. 1 Murray State tonight, it will most likely put another team behind Penn in the field of 65.

Southern Conference Tournament
No. 1 Georgia Southern was upset last night by No. 8 Appalachian State, but that should have little effect on Penn's seed. No. 11 The Citadel, who played the Quakers earlier this season, also fell tonight to No. 3 Davidson. Penn will likely be ranked ahead of Davidson should the Wildcats make the tournament, but it will be close. Therefore, root for Davidson to fall to No. 2 Elon (the old home of former Penn standout Andy Toole) tonight.

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
None of the four teams in tonight's second round will be ranked ahead of Penn in the tournament. Still, No. 1 seed Gonzaga looms in tomorrow night's semifinal.