Conference (Tournament) Calls--Day 4 In Review

What happened on "Semifinal Saturday"? Well, you're about to find out right now!

Peach Belt Conference (at Aiken, S.C.): Folks call it "March Madness" for good reason. While the men's bracket went exactly according script (with top two seeds Augusta State and USC Aiken) playing for all of the marbles there, it's a completely different story on the women's side, as No. 3 seed and host USC Aiken plays No. 5 seed Lander for the PBC autobid. Both the Lady Pacers and Lady Bearcats pulled off a pair of upsets to get there. Oh, and the USCA men needed four overtimes to finally beat Armstrong Atlantic State, 90-87, in what ranks as one of the best conference tournament games of all-time anywhere.

SIAC (at Birmingham, Ala.): It's the opposite situation in the "Magic City", as both No. 1 Fort Valley State and No. 2 Clark Atlanta meet as expected for that league's automatic NCAA tournament bid on the women's side. CAU outlasted Kentucky State 64-54 to advance to Sunday's final game, while FVSU held off Tuskegee 68-63 in Saturday's other semifinal contest. But it's the men's bracket that provides the most unlikely of all match-ups, as both of the top two seeds were upset in Saturday's semifinal action. No. 3 seed Lane (22-7) stunned No. 2 Benedict 64-63, while No. 4 seed LeMoyne Owen shocked No. 1 Claflin 65-61 in overtime.

Gulf South (at Southaven, Miss.): March Madness has spread in this tournament, too! West No.1 seed Delta State advanced to Sunday's title game with a 55-52 overtime win over Valdosta State, while West No. 2 seed Arkansas-Monticello knocked off East No. 1 seed West Georgia, 67-65, also in overtime. The men's semifinals, though, didn't have as much drama, as East top seed Valdosta State advanced to the finals with a 78-61 win over Delta State, while Arkansas Tech moved on to the title game with a 73-63 win over Harding.