We’re already through the first “week” of Championship Fortnight, and some 58 eligible teams have been eliminated from contention from the Circle of March (and National Championship contention). Friday night was particularly busy, with 18 more schools removed after losses in their conference tournaments. Saturday will be a very busy day, as the Summit League tips off its tournament and seven others are in action. The focus of today will be in the OVC, as Murray State will battle Belmont for the the league championship (and accompanying automatic bid), and the Ivy League, where Yale will attempt to wrap up its first conference championship in over 50 years (1962) with a road game at Dartmouth. Note that it’s our standard that we do not remove teams until their seasons are over — therefore many Ivy League squads and several other teams that will not qualify for next week’s conference tournaments will remain with us for a little longer.
- Bradley
- Charleston Southern
- Detroit
- Drexel
- Eastern Kentucky
- Evansville
- High Point
- Indiana State
- Loyola Marymount
- Morehead State
- Oakland
- Pacific
- Radford
- Samford
- Southern Illinois
- The Citadel
- Towson
- UNC-Asheville