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Tuesday DBR: The Mulkey Dynasty Continues

Five straight years of regular season and tournament sweeps count as a dynasty, yeah?

By ConnerSaurusRex

March Madness Daily Guide

Horizon League Championship

Valparaiso vs. Green Bay. Scott Drew was once Valpo's coach. So was his father. Now his brother Bryce is at the helm. Valpo is a unanimous favorite to win the Horizon League tournament today and I have a feeling that most of us will be pulling for them. The more Drews in the tournament, the better. It would be the second offshoot of Drew's career to make it to the tourney this year after former Drew assistant Matt Driscoll clinched a spot for North Florida with an Atlantic Sun title.

MEAC Tournament Round 1

The Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference keeps a low profile, their most notable achievement in recent years being Norfolk State's upset of No. 2 seed Missouri in the 2012 tournament. Baylor played and beat Norfolk State earlier this season in a game that I honestly don't remember despite attending. The first round features Bethune-Cookman vs. Coppin State and South Carolina State vs. North Carolina A&T. Hampton beat Morgan State and will play Maryland-Eastern Shore in quarters, and Delaware State will be rewarded for their vanquishing of Savannah State with a matchup against Howard.

Northeast Conference Championship

Saint Francis will play Robert Morris for the conference title today. RMU is down a bench player in Stephen Bennett, who was arrested for disorderly conduct over the weekend and is currently suspended.

Summit League Championship

North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State to see who rules the conference named after a mountain. The Bison are most notable for their FCS football program that would handily beat the bottom team in every Power 5 conference, but they made the dance last year where they knocked out Oklahoma. Oral Roberts and South Dakota made it to the semis, but the Dakota States were the dominant force.

West Coast Championship

Gonzaga is heavily favored over BYU tonight in the West Coast Conference championship game. Gonzaga has been heavily favored in every conference game they've played this season which means, much like 2013 Wichita State, we have absolutely no clue if they're a paper tiger or a serious force. Perhaps Kirobaito and his Pacific sensibilities can give us more insight. Perhaps not. I just write the report, I don't have any nuanced opinions about Gonzaga.

Auto Bids Secured:

Atlantic Sun: North Florida

Big South: Coastal Carolina

Colonial Atlantic: Northeastern

Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa

Ohio Valley: Belmont

Southern: Wofford

Auto Bids Remaining:

America East, American, Atlantic 10, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Sky, B1G, Big West, Conference USA, Ivy League, Metro Atlantic, MAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Northeast, Pac-12, Patriot League, SEC, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, WAC.

Lady Bears Win Fifth Consecutive Big 12 Tournament

Baylor won their fifth straight Big 12 tournament in women's basketball and Nina Davis had quite a day, carrying home a tournament MVP trophy to complement her Big 12 Player of the Year award.

Kim Mulkey was reportedly furious at Texas's coach for fouling with little time to go despite a large point differential, and she let people know about it too. Now the Lady Bears are off to the NCAA Tournament, where they'll fight to stay alive and try to avoid UCONN and their 7'1 Amazon.

Baseball at No. 20 Dallas Baptist

Baylor Baseball will try to avoid sinking further after a difficult weekend in Houston. DBU is a very good program, but also very beatable if Baylor manages to string together good pitching and batting at the same time like they did against Cal Poly.

Softball at No. 15 UCLA

Softball's spring break trip to California continues today against UCLA. Heather Stearns will seek to continue her excellent recent form.

Acro Defeats Azusa Pacific

Felicia Mulkey is a genius. Baylor is 4-0 in Acrobatics and Tumbling despite having a dismal record at this point last season. Keep the wins coming, please.

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