Old Dominion wins CAA Championship, guarentees a spot in the NCAA’s.
VCU took the Monarchs to overtime, but ODU put it away for a win. With ODU locking up the automatic bid, the CAA becomes a one-bid conference for the NCAA’s. With 27 wins, they were probably going to make it anyway, but it is all the better to take the CAA Championship.
Nice ESPN story: [link]
It’s better for bubble teams like Va. Tech too, since had ODU gotten in as an at large and VCU as the automatic, it would have taken away yet another at large from the field. Va. Tech’s best bet is to have the small conference teams hold serve and win their tourneys like ODU did.