3 Conference Championships Today: Atlantic Sun, Big South, and Missouri Valley

We have a packed morning, and afternoon, of conference championship games today. I really wish they would spread these out throughout the day, but it is what it is. I'll run through the Atlantic Sun, Big South, and Missouri Valley conference championship matchups, in tip off order. The current standings can be found here, they have been updated with Denver's upset of Kansas City in the Summit League, and seeding changes for teams that wrapped up the regular season on Saturday. 💹

Big South Championship Game (11:00 AM CST)

Our first conference championship game of the day features (2) UNC Asheville vs. (5) Longwood. Only 5 people are on the 2-seed UNC Asheville, but the story here is that Matthew, who is already in 1st place, is the only person on bonus point team Longwood. If Matthew wins this one, he will take a commanding lead, and we'll all be spending our time chasing him. A UNC Asheville win keeps those standings tight, so that is what 29 of us are rooting for. UNC Asheville is only a 2-point favorite, this tells me we're going to see a competitive game.

Missouri Valley Championship Game (1:00 PM CST)

The second conference championship final to tip off today is an all chalk matchup pitting (1) Indiana State vs. (2) Drake. 27 people are still in this one, and it's fairly evenly split between Indiana State and Drake (14 on Drake/13 on Indiana State). We don't have any bonus points up for grabs in this conference, but a win is still important as we'll start to see the top performers separate themselves from the pack. Indiana State is a 2.5-point favorite, so here is hoping to a fun, close championship game to cap off Arch Madness.

Atlantic Sun Championhsip Game (1:00 PM CST)

Finally, or at least at the same time as Arch Madness is happening, we have a 1 on 1 matchup in our pool when (2) Stetson takes on (4) Austin Peay. Sully (Stetson) goes head to head with Team TNT (Austin Peay) as the only pool participants with a team at stake here. For the greater good of the pool, and keeping the standing tight, we're rooting for the team that doesn't hand out a bonus, Stetson. However, if Austin Peay pulls this off, Team TNT catapults to the top of the standings. Stetston on a 3.5-point favorite, so similar to other games today, I expect a close battle in the final game.

That is only the morning and afternoon action, we have a full day of conference tournament games across 14 different conferences. The standings will be updated numerous times throughout today, and I'll plan on posting a late night blog entry to wrap up the weekend. Good luck to everyone today, let's hope the games break in a way that keeps those standings tight.