Guru's Look at Completing the NCAA Lead-Ins

By Mel Greenberg

Here is a rough schedulle look on Friday action and the AQ roads still open to the NCAA women's field.

Will update.

Friday, March 14

Big Sky
@ North Dakota

Semifinals

North Dakota vs. Idaho State, 6 p.m.
Southern Utah vs. Montana, 8:30 p.m.

Big West
@ Anaheim, Calif.

Semifinals

Cal-St. Northridge vs. UC Irvine, 3 p.m.
Cal Poly vs. Hawaii, 5:30 p.m.

Colonial Athletic Association
@Upper Marlboro, Md.

Quarterfinals

James Madison vs. UNC Wilmington, Noon
Drexel vs. Hofstra, 2:30 p.m.
Delaware vs. Northeastern, 5 p.m.
College of Charleston vs. Towson, 7:340 p.m.

Conference USA
@El Paso, Texas

Semifinals
Middle Tennessee vs. FIU, 11 a.m.
UTEP vs. Southern Miss, 1:30 p.m.

Horizon League
@Green Bay, Wis.

Semifinals

Young State vs. Wright St., 6 p.m.
Illinois St. at Green Bay., 8:30 p.m.

Mid-American Conference
@Cleveland, Ohio

Semifinals

Bowling Green vs. Ball State, noon
Cent. Michigan vs. Akron, 2:30 p.m.

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
@Norfolk, Va.

Semifinals

Hampton vs. Savannah St., noon
North Carolina A&T vs. Coppin State, 2:30 p.m.

Missouri Valley Conference
@St. Charles, Mo.

Quarterfinals

Indiana State vs. Loyola of Chicago, 1 p.m.
Evansville vs. Drake, 3:30 p.m.
Wichita St. vs. Missouri St, 7 p.m.
Northern Iowa vs. Illinois State, 9:30 p.m.

Mountain West Conference
@Las Vegas, Nevada

Semifinals
Colorado State vs. Wyoming, 3 p.m.
Fresno State vs. Nevada, 5:30 p.m.

Southland Conference
@Katy, Texas

Second Round
Northwestern State vs. Nicholls State, noon
Central Arkansas vs. McNeese State, 2:30 p.m.


Southwesterrn Athletic Conference
@Houston

Semifinals
Texas Southern vs. Jackson State, 1 p.m.
Southern University vs. Prairie View, 7 p.m.

Sun Belt Conference
@New Orleans, Louisiana

Semifinals
Arkansas State vs. Texas State, 1 p.m.
Western Kentucky vs. UALR, 3:30 p.m.

Western Athletic Conference
@Las Vegas, Nevada

Semifinals
Idaho vs. New Mexico State, 3 p.m.
Seattle vs. Cal-State Bakersfield, 5:30 p.m.

NCAA Automatic Qualifiers

America East Conference: Albany
American Athletic Conference: Connecticut
Atlantic Coast Conference: Notre Dame
*-Atlantic Sun – Sunday (1st was Florida Gulf Coast)
Atlantic Ten: Dayton (Upset) – Dayton was 1st
Big East: DePaul
*-Big Sky -- Saturday (1st was Southern Utah)
Big South: Winthrop (Upset) – High Point was 1st by a game
Big Ten: Nebraska (Upset) – Penn State and Michigan State were 1st – Moot
Big Twelve: Baylor
*-Big West: -- Sunday (Cal-State Northridge was 1st)
*-Colonial Athletic Association – Sunday (James Madison was 1st)
*-Conference USA -- Saturday (1st was Middle Tennessee)
*-Horizon League – Sunday (1st was Wis.-Green Bay)
Ivy League: Penn (Upset) – Princeton was favored
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Marist (Iona tied for 1st)
*-Mid-American Conference – Saturday (1st was Bowling Green)
*-MEAC – Saturday (1st was Hampton)
*-Missouri Valley Conference – Sunday (1st was Wichita State and Indiana State)
*-Mountain West – Saturday (1st was Clolorado State)
*-Northeast Conference – Saturday (1st was Robert Morris)
Ohio Valley Conference: UT Martin
PAC-12: Southern California (Upset) (1st was Stanford)
*-Patriot League – Saturday (Upset) (1st was Navy by a game)
Southeastern Conference: Tennessee (Upset) (South Carolina was 1st) – Moot
Southern Conference: Chattanooga
*-Southland – Sunday (1st was Stephen F. Austin and Lamar)
*-Southwestern Athletic Conference – Saturday (Southern was 1st)
Summit League: South Dakota (Upset) South Dakota State was 1st
*-Sun Belt – Saturday (1st was Arkansas State)
West Coast: Gonzaga (1st was Gonzaga)
*-Western Athletic – Saturday (1st was Idaho)

Total 16 AQs
10 coming Saturday (BSC, C-USA, MAC, MEAC, MWC, NEC, PL, SWAC, SBC, WAC)

6 coming Sunday (A-Sun, BWC, CAA, HL, MVC, SLC




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