Update 3:09pm…
If you read Ed’s MAAC Tourney preview, he does pick Siena to win.
For what its worth, at first I didn’t realize you had to refresh, even though he explicitly says to do so in his post. I simulated 10 times, got Niagara as the champion 5 times, Siena 4, and Iona 1.
I [...]

John Gasaway at Basketball Prospectus previews the Bracket Busters
(also on ESPN.com):
Northern Iowa (18-9) vs. Siena (21-6)
ESPN2, 3:00 PM ET, Saturday
For five weeks Northern Iowa was a huge surprise in the Missouri Valley-maybe even “the Drake of 2009.” Since then, however, the Panthers have lost three of their last four, as coach Ben Jacobson’s formerly efficient [...]

Siena’s Bracketbuster opponent, Northern Iowa, lost at home tonight to Drake 47-46. This is their second loss in a row. Both teams shot under 39% from the floor and committed a total of 37 turnovers between the two teams. The loss tonight for UNI puts them in a tie for 1st the [...]

Yesterday, Bill Trocchi on his SI.com blog ranked Siena #1 in his Mid Major Power Rankings. On Siena…
This spot has been reserved for Butler for a while, but the Saints slip past the Bulldogs after Butler’s hiccup. Siena has a healthy No. 28 RPI after six Top 100 wins. Siena gets a shot at [...]

Yesterday, friend of the blog Kyle Whelliston was invited to participate in a mock NCAA selection committee to compile. If you haven’t already, head on over to midmajority.com and read his post on the day. It gives phenomenal insight as to what the day is really like for the actual committee and explains [...]

Siena was listed as Work Left To Do in the ESPN.com Bubble Watch on Thursday.
I’ve been quoted as saying the only way this team gets an At Large Bid is by going undefeated [25-5], and losing by a buzzer beater in the MAAC title game [27-6]. I’m starting to think they might have a [...]

Home Teams

20
Siena

37
Davidson

52
St.Mary’s

71
Creighton

Away Teams

7
Butler

43
Miami (OH)

46
Utah State

53
George Mason

* – Ratings are as of Saturday night. Kudos to soup for the info.

Mike Hume at ESPN.com Insider mentioned the Saints briefly in his column Tuesday,
Take Siena, a tournament team that knocked off Vanderbilt last year and returned all its starters. The Saints couldn’t snag a win against Tennessee nor Oklahoma State nor even Wichita State at the Old Spice Classic. They also lost at Pittsburgh and Kansas. [...]