While there are more automatic bids left to be decided by the end of play tomorrow, I can't help but think that the Southern University squad is less than 12 minutes to earning the right to draw UConn in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

With the sub-.500 South Carolina State team losing to Hampton in the Mid-Eastern Conference Tournament, it seems quite possible that Southern with its RPI ranking in the 190s, would be the 64th-ranked team in the field if it holds on and wins the Southwestern Athletic Conference title.

Of course, if UConn gets sent to the subregional in Pittsburgh and St. Francis (Pa.) wins the Northeast Conference title tomorrow, St. Francis could land the assignment of squaring off with the nation's top-ranked team.

Staying on the subject of the NCAA tournament, there were some very unhappy individuals across the nation when the final score in the Western Athletic Conference tournament came across the wire. Louisiana Tech earned a bid with an upset win over a Fresno State team which should be able to earn an at-large spot meaning that there is now one less at-large spot left in the tournament.