We will have 3 more conference tournament championships today, before a break in the championship game action until they again resume on Saturday, which will be a day packed full of championship games. The Big Sky, Patriot League, and Southland Conference finals all take place tonight with big time impacts to our pool. Here are the current standings which include a few minor updates from the late games on Tuesday. Sohler, Fuss, TJH, and Matthew are still in a 4-way tie for 1st place. In tip off order, let's review the 3 championship games tonight...
Southland Conference Championship Game (4:00 PM CST)
This can't be real, a conference tournament championship game at 4:00 PM CST? Assuming I am looking at the correct game, and in the right time zone, the championship games are staggered nicely tonight, starting with an early matchup between (1) McNeese State and (3) Nicholls State. Looking at our 4-way 1st place tie, only Fuss selected Nicholls State, while the others are all riding with McNeese State. If Nicholls State wins this game, Fuss takes a commanding 2 point lead, but if it doesn't go his way, we're back to a 3-way tie for 1st place. McNeese State is a 16.5-point favorite (LMAO), and although miracles happen, I may just update the spreadsheet with a McNeese State win right now.
Patriot League Conference Championship Game (6:00 PM CST)
We can keep this summary short, because this game literally means nothing for our pool when (1) Colgate takes on (6) Lehigh. A staggering 93% of our pool picks are on Colgate, and the 7% not on Colgate are towards the bottom of the standings. We're all getting a win together, or we're all losing together, this won't move the needle on our standings. If you're curious, Colgate is a 6.5-point favorite, smaller than I expected, so this could possibly be a good game.
Big Sky Conference Championship Game (10:30 PM CST)
Yup, that time is accurate, this final tips off at 10:30 PM CST and you're going to want to stay up for this one. (3) Montana will play (5) Montana State in what is a bitter rivalry, but this also impacts our pool in several ways. If Montana wins this game, Novakiii jumps into 1st place all alone, but only by 1 point. However, with a Montana win, Team TNT, Napervillains, and myself will catapult to the top 10 of the standings, and the race is now on! If Montana State wins, and assuming McNeese takes care of business, we'll still have a 3-way tie for 1st place. A Montana State win is still meaningful for our pool, BI is on them, and a win would put him in a tie for the Lowest Winning Seed payout. This game will end well after midnight central time, but it will be worth staying up for.
These are not the only meaningful games going on today, we have 40+ conference tournament games being played. Most of these games are in the 1st round, and won't impact our pool, but for conferences in the 2nd round or further, the losses will rack up today. 30 out of 32 conferences are now in progress or have been completed, and we're only 5 days away from Selection Sunday. If you have not yet started to make your move in the standings, it's getting very late, and soon the sheet will be updated with those that have been mathematically eliminated. But we're not at that point yet, so enjoy the games today! 🏀
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