Champs:
Albany defeated Hartford, 84-75, to claim the American East Championship.
Boise State upended New Mexico, 66-60, to win the Mountain West Championship.
Numerous semis today, and many of them close games…….
Big West semifinals:
Cal State Northridge downed UC Davis, 61-47, and Hawaii took care of Fullerton, 73-64. The Championship game is tomorrow.
C-USA semifinals:
Western Kentucky survived Old Dominion, 61-59, and Southern Miss put away Middle Tennessee, 65-53.
MAC semifinals:
Eastern Michigan topped Ball State, 75-65, and Ohio beat Buffalo, 63-55.
MEAC semifinals:
MD-E Shore edged Norfolk State in overtime, 69-64, and Savannah State overcame North Carolina A&T, 62-59.
WAC semifinals:
New Mexico State pulled one out over Seattle U in overtime, 79-75, and UT Pan American ran past Cal State Bakersfield, 76-70.
SWAC semifinals:
Alabama State slipped by Jackson State, 62-60, and Southern routed PV A&M, 64-40.
Big Sky semifiuals:
Northern Colorado squeaked by Sacramento State in overtime, 81-79, and Montana outlasted Eastern Washington, 55-51.
Sun Belt semifinals:
Arkansas State edged LA-Lafayette, 63-61, and Arkansas-Little Rock crushed Texas State, 87-44.
Horizon League semifinals:
Green Bay beat Youngstown State, 63-54, and Wright State defeated Cleveland State, 99-87.
All scores.
How does the NCAA Selection Committee create the bracket?
It’s a five-step process.
Here’s a look at who’s on the Committee.
Player news:
Baylor’s Nina Davis is always in the right place to get the ball.
Freshman Haley Bodnar is transferring from Purdue.
Team news:
Northwestern State’s bus broke down today on the way to their Southland Conference game, but they still won.
Princeton enters the NCAA Tournament as an unusual sort of undefeated team.