2014 NCAA Tournament, D-II, CIT, WNIT, WBI: 3/27 TV Schedule

The early games feature a mid-major cinderella we're all probably rooting for, and the conundrum of having to root for Baylor because the alternative is simply too horrific to contemplate. The late games are both chalk, and while I imagine UCLA-Florida is a lesser-of-two-evils decision for most of you, San Diego State is probably most people's sentimental favorite out west.

A single game tonight in the CIT which will fill out the semifinal bracket. The winner joins Yale, Virginia Military, and Pacific on April 1, and let's just be straight here: if you like offense, you'll want to tune into CBS Sports Network to catch the VMI game, regardless of the opponent.

Pay no attention to EveryManAWildcat over in the corner, who's either freaking out over getting to watch West Liberty on an actual television or being irate that the game's not being streamed because it is on television. West Liberty met Metro State in the semifinals last year; they get to avoid one another tonight. That's relevant in more ways than one; because of the pairings, regardless of who wins tonight, Saturday's championship will pit a prior champion against a team going for their first title.

The largest single block of games remaining in one competition on one day is tonight as the WNIT pares itself down to only nine teams remaining. (The final third-round contest is tomorrow.) We get two intra-conference matchups, and a meeting of teams which were conference-mates a year ago. We also get to see whether South Dakota State can maintain their miracle run.

If you have any interest at all in watching the WBI final in any fashion whatsoever, the most important thing tonight is that UIC win. If Fairfield hosts the final, apparently it won't even be streamed. Meanwhile, the Lumberjills (officially the Lady Jacks, but man, the alternative nickname is so cool) will try to gain the opportunity their counterparts couldn't make happen: hanging a banner in Nacogdoches.