Atlantic Sun conference tournament preview

This is part 1 of a 32-part series.

Standings:

FGCU 12-2

Lipscomb 10-4

Jacksonville 8-6

NJIT 7-7

North Florida 7-7

Kennesaw St 6-8

Stetson 4-10

USC Upstate 2-12

Format:

3 rounds to be played February 26, March 1, and March 4.  Higher seed hosts each time, no neutral site games here.

Matchups:

1) FGCU vs. 8) USC Upstate

4) NJIT vs. 5) North Florida

3) Jacksonville vs. 6) Kennesaw St

2) Lipscomb vs. 7) Stetson

The stakes:

Pretty low.  FGCU might avoid the 16 line if enough upsets happen; so might Lipscomb.  Everyone else would be Dayton-bound.  A-Sun is in their usual position near the bottom of D-1, so not a lot going on here.  Did you know Lipscomb's non-con SoS is 27?  Who knew.  They're the only team in the conference in position for a CBI/CIT bid, if they want one.