The following teams have clinched their conference's automatic bids to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. UCLA (Pac-12) Cornell (Ivy) San Diego (West Coast)
Add Elon SoCon Champs Well done D Powell The win putts a smile on some coaches / players sitting with RPI's in the low 40's
They lost their final regular-season game, so not that hot. New Mexico is hotter; arguably San Diego, too.
Added 1 more Here's a summary: UCLA (Pac-12) Cornell (Ivy) San Diego (West Coast) Elon (Southern) Niagara (Metro Atlantic Athletic) Cal State Northridge (Big West) UMBC (America East)
Here's a summary: UCLA (Pac-12) Cornell (Ivy) San Diego (West Coast) Elon (Southern) Niagara (Metro Atlantic Athletic) Cal State Northridge (Big West) UMBC (America East) Maryland (ACC) Notre Dame (Big East) Michigan State (Big Ten)
Creighton (Missouri Valley) Tulsa (Conference USA) Winthrop (Big South) Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun) Cleveland State (Horizon)
Updated summary: UCLA (Pac-12) Cornell (Ivy) San Diego (West Coast) Elon (Southern) Niagara (Metro Atlantic Athletic) Cal State Northridge (Big West) UMBC (America East) Maryland (ACC) Notre Dame (Big East) Michigan State (Big Ten) Creighton (Missouri Valley) Tulsa (Conference USA) Winthrop (Big South) Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun) Cleveland State (Horizon) Western Illinois (Summit) Hofstra (Colonial) Lafayette (Patriot) Farleigh Dickinson (Northeast)
CORRECTION! I previously said Hofstra won the CAA auto bid; I was looking at their semifinal vs Drexel by mistake. Northeastern won the tournament, 1-0 in double overtime over Hofstra. Northeastern gets the auto bid. http://gonu.com/news/2012/11/11/MSOC_1111122208.aspx
UCLA (Pac-12) Cornell (Ivy) San Diego (West Coast) Elon (Southern) Niagara (Metro Atlantic Athletic) Cal State Northridge (Big West) UMBC (America East) Maryland (ACC) Notre Dame (Big East) Michigan State (Big Ten) Creighton (Missouri Valley) Tulsa (Conference USA) Winthrop (Big South) Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun) Cleveland State (Horizon) Western Illinois (Summit) Northeastern (Colonial) Lafayette (Patriot) Farleigh Dickinson (Northeast) Air Force (MPSF)
Here are the 22 auto bids. Air Force (MPSF) Akron (Mid American) Cleveland State (Horizon) Cornell (Ivy) Creighton (Missouri Valley) Cal State Northridge (Big West) Elon (Southern) Farleigh Dickinson (Northeast) Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun) Lafayette (Patriot) Maryland (ACC) Michigan State (Big Ten) Niagara (Metro Atlantic Athletic) Northeastern (Colonial) Notre Dame (Big East) Saint Louis (Atlantic-10) San Diego (West Coast) Tulsa (Conference USA) UCLA (Pac-12) UMBC (America East) Western Illinois (Summit) Winthrop (Big South)
Winthrop's win over Coastal maybe the biggest surprise here? Probably knocks out a bubble team, unless Coastal doesn't make it...