1.   An automatic berth in the NCAA Regionals is at stake.

2.   Any of the three could earn enough Ryder Cup points to gain an automatic berth on the team with a victory today.

3.   As an additional kick to a down conference, the new Mountain West Conference meets those guidelines and will likely have an automatic berth.

4.   As the tournament champion, UConn receives an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

5.   A new proviso in the BCS formula provides an automatic berth in a BCS bowl for teams that finish third or fourth in the final BCS standings.

6.   A Kansas State victory would give the Wildcats the tournament title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

7.   All eight regional host schools earn an automatic berth to the tournament.

8.   But LaRocca confessed it was impossible not to daydream, at least occasionally, about nailing down the last automatic Cotton Bowl berth reserved for the SWC champion.

9.   But with two more wins, the Bears can earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

10.   Do both countries receive the automatic berth that normally goes to the host?