I was torn. I picked Sister Jean's boys, but I found myself rooting for Drake when they made their push at the end.
***Auto-Bid Madness 2022***
- Thread starter cyclones500
- Start date
Tickets punched, thru Sunday, March 6
Big South: Longwood
Missouri Valley: Loyola
Ohio Valley: Murray State
Monday, March 7
Championship
SoCon: (1) Chattanooga vs. (2) Furman
Sun Belt: (8) Louisiana vs. (3) Georgia State
Semifinal round
Colonial: (1) Towson vs. (5) Delaware // (2) UNC Wilmington vs. (6) Charleston
Horizon: (1) Cleveland State vs. (4) Wright State // (2) Purdue Fort Wayne vs. (3) Northern Kentucky
Summit: (1) South Dakota State vs. (5) South Dakota // (2) North Dakota State vs. (3) Oral Roberts
West Coast: (1) Gonzaga vs. (4) San Francisco // (2) Saint Mary’s vs. (3) Santa Clara
Big South: Longwood
Missouri Valley: Loyola
Ohio Valley: Murray State
Monday, March 7
Championship
SoCon: (1) Chattanooga vs. (2) Furman
Sun Belt: (8) Louisiana vs. (3) Georgia State
Semifinal round
Colonial: (1) Towson vs. (5) Delaware // (2) UNC Wilmington vs. (6) Charleston
Horizon: (1) Cleveland State vs. (4) Wright State // (2) Purdue Fort Wayne vs. (3) Northern Kentucky
Summit: (1) South Dakota State vs. (5) South Dakota // (2) North Dakota State vs. (3) Oral Roberts
West Coast: (1) Gonzaga vs. (4) San Francisco // (2) Saint Mary’s vs. (3) Santa Clara
Leaderboard as of 3/6:
| poster | wins | losses | remaining possible points |
| BoredInKildee | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| Gipper2001 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| Riceville | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| CoachHines3 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| CycloneNorth | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| KC | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| ZB4CY | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| CoKane | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| Coolerifyoudid | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| ForbinsAscynt | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| IWorkWithCyclones500 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| packattack425 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 1UNI2ISU | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| bsaltyman | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| mharder | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| cyclones500 | 4 | 28 | |
| CyCrazy | 5 | 27 |
Tickets punched, thru Monday, March 7
Big South: Longwood
Missouri Valley: Loyola
Ohio Valley: Murray State
SoCon: Chattanooga
Sun Belt: Georgia State
Tuesday, March 8
Championships
ASUN: (2E) Jacksonville vs. (2W) Bellarmine (Jacksonville gets auto-bid; Bellarmine ineligible for NCAAT, but if it wins gets auto-bid to NIT)
Colonial: (2) UNC Wilmington vs. (5) Delaware (Blue Hens!)
Horizon: (3) Northern Kentucky vs. (4) Wright State
Northeast: (1) Bryant vs. (2) Wagner
Summit: (1) South Dakota State vs. (2) North Dakota State
West Coast: (1) Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s
First round/opening round: ACC, Big West, Conference-USA, MAAC, WAC.
Big South: Longwood
Missouri Valley: Loyola
Ohio Valley: Murray State
SoCon: Chattanooga
Sun Belt: Georgia State
Tuesday, March 8
Championships
ASUN: (2E) Jacksonville vs. (2W) Bellarmine (Jacksonville gets auto-bid; Bellarmine ineligible for NCAAT, but if it wins gets auto-bid to NIT)
Colonial: (2) UNC Wilmington vs. (5) Delaware (Blue Hens!)
Horizon: (3) Northern Kentucky vs. (4) Wright State
Northeast: (1) Bryant vs. (2) Wagner
Summit: (1) South Dakota State vs. (2) North Dakota State
West Coast: (1) Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s
First round/opening round: ACC, Big West, Conference-USA, MAAC, WAC.
I try to be as accurate as possible, but if you think I've made a mistake on your score, PLEASE let me know!
Leaderboard as of 3/7:
Leaderboard as of 3/7:
| poster | wins | losses | remaining possible points |
| BoredInKildee | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| Gipper2001 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| Riceville | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| CoKane | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| packattack425 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| CoachHines3 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| CycloneNorth | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| ForbinsAscynt | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| IWorkWithCyclones500 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| KC | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| Coolerifyoudid | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 1UNI2ISU | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| bsaltyman | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| cyclones500 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| ZB4CY | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| mharder | 1 | 7 | 24 |
| CyCrazy | 6 | 26 |
I really REALLY hope I got CyCrazy's right. I'll feel bad if his score is my fault. He's on target to get two wins today, though.I'm right there with ya!
So since Bellarmine won the ASUN, Jacksonville State goes to the big dance. Does that mean that JSU is a correct answer?
Jacksonville State receives the auto bid due to Bellarmine being ineligible for the tournament. In the event the conference tournament winner is ineligible, the auto bid goes to the regular season champion.
For sure. It’s because they are in year 2 of a transition period to division 1. When a school moves up from a lower division, they aren’t eligible for the NCAA tournament (or NIT) for 4 years. Kind of a dumb rule.
I should have clarified earlier: Referencing my Post #4 in this thread, regarding ineligible teams:
"In some cases, the teams are allowed to compete in their league tournament … in those situations, we’ll give credit if that team wins its tournament, even if it doesn’t officially receive auto-bid to NCAAT."
(NOted earlier today in my roundup of championship matchups): Jacksonville gets the official NCAAT automatic; if Bellarmine wins tournament title it is auto-qualifier for NIT, per conference set-up.
At the time of contest-launch, I wasn't aware of ASUN's arrangement)
No A-BM participants chose Bellarmine, but some did select Jacksonville, so they get a point.
Additional clarification: Jacksonville, NOT Jacksonville State.
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I really REALLY hope I got CyCrazy's right. I'll feel bad if his score is my fault. He's on target to get two wins today, though.
Oh I dont need help to make crappy picks!
Jacksonville State gets the automatic, not Jacksonville.
Thank you for setting me straight ... long story short, I got confused with the "default auto-bid" to regular season champ. (the divisional setup threw me off, for some reason ... so then I thought it was whichever non-Bellarmine team was in the final).