Who to root for (Day 9)

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It was a good day yesterday for Penn and a great day for Penn's opponents. Quakers opponents Temple, St. Joe's, Villanova, Colorado and Fordham all won yesterday. That gave Penn a little bit of a boost in the RPI. That's not going to be enough for the Quakers to get a 14 seed, however. They need some key upsets. So here's who you should root for today:

Penn's projected seed: 15
Conference leaders/winners behind Penn in the RPI: 8
Penn's RPI ranking: 95th

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
No. 1 Duke -- a Penn opponent from earlier this season -- plays today against No. 8 Miami. Root for the Blue Devils to further boost the Quakers' RPI.

Atlantic 10 Tournament
As mentioned earlier, No. 9 Temple shocked No.1 (and No. 6 in the country) George Washington. Also, St. Joe's and Fordham won. That gives Penn a 75 percent chance of playing against the A-10 winner this year. Root for anyone in the Big 5 semifinal matchup of Temple and St. Joe's. Root for No. 6 Fordham to beat No. 10 Xavier.

Big East Tournament
No. 2 Villanova killed No. 10 Rutgers yesterday. The Wildcats play No. 6 Pitt tonight. Root for 'Nova, who is now the favorite to win this tourney after No. 1 UConn went down yesterday.

Big Sky Tournament
No. 2 Montana beat No. 1 Northern Arizona tonight to take the conference title. The Grizzlies should be ranked ahead of Penn in the field of 65.

Big Ten Tournament
This tourney moves into the second round today in Indianapolis. Root for anyone here because every team will be seeded ahead of Penn.

Big 12 Tournament
No. 5 Colorado (a Penn opponent) beat No. 12 Baylor yesterday. Root for the Buffs to beat No. 4 Texas A&M today.

Big West Tournament
This is the big one. Root extremely hard for No. 1 Pacific to fall tonight at 9 p.m. Should that happen, Penn will likely slide back into a 14 seed.

Conference USA Tournament
With no upsets yesterday, the winner of this conference will now certainly be seeded ahead of Penn. Root for anyone from here out.

Mid-American Conference Tournament
Root for No. 7 Toledo to beat No. 3 Akron tonight. The Rockets are the only team left in this tourney who could be seeded behind the Quakers.

Mid-eastern Athletic Conference Tournament
You can cheer for anyone from here out. Nobody's going to be seeded ahead of Penn in the field of 65.

Mountain West Conference Tournament
This semifinals are today in Denver. Root for anyone because any team that wins this is going to be seeded higher than Penn.

Pac-10 Tournament
The winner of this conference is definitely going to be seeded ahead of Penn. Root for anyone.

Patriot League Tournament
An automatic bid is on the line tonight as No. 1 Bucknell (the only team in America who hasn't lost a conference game this year) plays No. 2 Holy Cross. Root for the Crusaders in this one. If they win, Penn might slip ahead of them in the field of 65.

Southeastern Conference Tournament
Root for anyone here. Whoever wins this will be seeded higher than Penn.

Southland Conference Tournament
No. 1 Northwestern State plays No. 2 Sam Houston State tonight. Root extremely hard for Sam Houston State. Should they win, that might be enough to bump Penn up to a 14 seed.

Southwestern Conference Tournament
Cheer for anyone here. The winner of this conference will be seeded below Penn in the field of 65.

Western Athletic Conference Tournament
Penn opponent Hawaii missed an easy shot at the buzzer, as it lost to New Mexico State last night, 58-57. That's not good for Penn, considering that the Rainbow Warriors represent the best win by the Quakers this season. Now you can root for anyone from here on out in the tournament.