Friday was a massive day of conference tournaments around college basketball nation, with 22 more teams ultimately losing their shot at the 2012 national title. The unlucky group includes: Canisius, Tennessee Tech, Indiana State, Drake, College of Charleston, James Madison, The Citadel, Towson, Northern Iowa, William & Mary, East Tennessee State, Youngstown State, Samford, St. Peter’s, Chattanooga, Milwaukee, Hofstra, Mercer, Loyola Marymount, Morehead State, Missouri State and San Diego. We also removed two Ivy League teams, as Princeton and Yale were eliminated as that conference closes out its regular season schedule this weekend (but for one game Tuesday). Note that William & Mary ended its 74th season in a row without an NCAA bid tonight, and Towson’s miserable 1-31 season mercifully came to an end as well. Better luck next year, guys.
Saturday is a HUGE day of tournaments, with no fewer than 15 mini-Dances occurring all around the country, including three championships that will result in the first three automatic bids for this year’s NCAA Tourney. Also, if Harvard wins and Penn loses, the Crimson will join the Dance for the first time since 1946. We’ve got an exciting day ahead of us…