There are other picks to get to today, but these two conferences start in the afternoon, so I’ll get them out of the way first. And to return Bo’s favor of passing along my Lipscomb pick (and thanks a lot for that, asshole), I can tell you that he picks UNCW in the opening game.

CAA

First Round: #8 Towson over #9 UNCW, #5 VCU over #12 Delaware (teardrop), #7 Hofstra over # 10 Georgia State, #6 Drexel over #11 James Madison

Second Round: #1 Old Dominion over Towson, #4 George Mason over VCU, Hostra over #2 Northestern, #3 William & Mary over Drexel

Semifinals: GMU over ODU, WMU over Hofstra

Finals: WMU over GMU

Thoughts: There’s a huge split in this conference between the top 7 and bottom 5, so expect chalk in the early rounds. Once it gets to the semifinals though, it’s pretty much up in the air. I admit William & Mary’s impressive early season win at Wake played a major factor in this selection, but I also just really like how they play European style basketball. If they get into the tournament, they’re  a tough draw in round 1 (though the same can be said for any of the top 5 teams in this conference).

Southern

First Round: #3 Davidson over #6 Elon, #5 Furman over #4 UNCG, #4 Citadel over #5 Samford, #3 Chattanooga over #6 Georgia Southern

Second Round: #3 Davidson over #2 Western Carolina, #1 Wofford over #5 Furman, #1 App. State over #4 Citadel, #2 Charleston over #3 Chattanooga

Semifinals: Wofford over Davidson, Charleston over App. State

Finals: Charleston over Wofford

Thoughts: If you’re wondering about the repeating seed numbers, it’s because this conference is inexplicably split into 2 divisions. Actually, one of the best things about doing this the past 2 years is being reminded of how retarded that is on an annual basis.