1) Potential tournament match-up I'm most excited about? How about Wofford-Western Carolina in the semis? They are the two hottest teams in the SoCon right now- especially if you take out one horrific half by Western Carolina against The Citadel. Those two teams are playing great basketball, and I honestly think that the winner of that game would become the favorite to win the tournament.
2) The great thing about this year's tournament is that there are seven teams that finished with winning records in SoCon play. That means that there are seven teams that have to feel pretty good about their chances in the tourney. The four teams that get byes are the teams that are most likely to win it obviously. But Friday will be interesting just because of the fact that Appalachian State, Davidson, and Furman (all teams that think they have a real shot at winning the thing) all will be playing. Should be a nice first day.
3) Western Carolina, Wofford, and Elon all clinched their higher seeds on the final day. All these teams benefit from it- probably no one more than Wofford, who got the bye which they would not have gotten if they had lost at Furman. Elon also benefits. Instead of playing Davidson, they get The Citadel in the first round. That's much better for the Phoenix.
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