1.   Although the season was already half finished, Phillip joined the team, leading it to the MAAC tournament title and an NCAA tournament berth.

2.   An NCAA tournament berth may depend on it.

3.   Because the AWC had just four teams, it was not guaranteed an NCAA tournament berth.

4.   Both are fighting for NCAA tournament berths.

5.   Herrion, who recently turned down the job as basketball coach at Rutgers, led Drexel to three NCAA tournament berths in the past four years.

6.   In addition, the Eagles did themselves no favors in their bid for an NCAA tournament berth.

7.   Instead of surging toward its first NCAA tournament berth in six years, Seton Hall is stumbling at the finish line.

8.   TCU desperately needs a victory to jump-start a finishing push toward a Western Athletic Conference tournament berth, much less an NCAA berth.

9.   That should be good enough to earn the Eagles an NCAA tournament berth.

10.   The loss may have hurt their chances for the WAC tournament berth, as well.