Much like the past two seasons, the Ivy League representative is not getting any seeding help in the form of conference tournament upsets. The bad news is that the number of potential helpful upsets is dwindling rapidly, which means Cornell is closing in on a natural 14 seed — regardless of how its resume compares to that of Siena.

Wednesday’s games of interest – all times ET (A = ally; E = enemy)
Syracuse (A) vs. Villanova – 12:00 pm
Northern Arizona at Portland State (E) – 9:00 pm

There’s not much in the way of big games today, as Portland State probably isn’t a real threat to the Big Red’s seeding, and Syracuse is listed only as an opponent that might bump up Cornell’s RPI a few hundredths of a point with a win.

Tuesday’s results of interest
IUPUI 64, at Oral Roberts (E) 71
Cleveland State (A) 55, Butler (E) 70
Middle Tennessee (A) 57, Western Kentucky (E) 67
Idaho 61, Portland State (E) 72

Three chances to move up a spot on the s-curve all went by the wayside, as the favored teams won all three contests.