The Summit League circled the wagons last night, as the two teams that are bolting for other conferences were promptly eliminated from the tournament, so the auto-bid will\u00a0 be given to a team with more loyalty.\u00a0 By the way, is it shocking to anyone else to hear that Oral Roberts hasn’t been to the tournament since 2009?\u00a0 And, that streak is going to continue.<\/p>\n
Gross has already clinched a landslide victory in the 2012 Summit League, but he can complete a very impressive run through this bracket if SDSU comes through tonight.<\/p>\n
#2 South Dakota St. vs. #4 Western Illinois The Summit League circled the wagons last night, as the two teams that are bolting for other conferences were promptly eliminated from the tournament, so the auto-bid will\u00a0 be given to a team with more loyalty.\u00a0 By the way, is … Continue reading
\n<\/em>Nate Wolters is one win away from becoming front-page news next week.\u00a0 He will be the topic of an annoying number of “watch out for that guy” comments if they win tonight and secure a bid.\u00a0 “You know who I like as a sleeper?\u00a0 South Dakota State!\u00a0 They have this guy named Wolters…”\u00a0 Just wait for it.\u00a0 No matter what happens tonight, the field is going to get a pretty solid sleeper for the nickname pool, as it will either be the Jackrabbits or the Leathernecks.\u00a0 Only one person had WIU even making the finals (Gross), and he doesn’t have them winning it.\u00a0 Doogan, Gross, Lynch, Primm, and Teddy all have SDSU winning this tournament, so the other 15 will be rooting for Western.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"