Holy Cross received a 13 seed and will take on Southern Illinois in Columbus on Friday, March 16. The 14th-ranked Salukis went 27-6 this season, and won the regular season Missouri Valley championship at 15-3. Game times will be announced Monday.

The Crusaders of Holy Cross are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003, after defeating Bucknell 74-66 at the Hart Center in the finals of the Patriot League Tournament. Basketball U. will have a full report of the championship game shortly.

The rules for the Basketball U. Postseason Awards are simple: All players and coaches from Patriot League teams are eligible. The entire season is considered, with extra weight given to conference play.

Following the announcement of the Patriot League postseason awards, all eight Patriot League coaches answered questions in a media teleconference. Here are highlights and notes from that session.

First-place Holy Cross gets two All-League first teamers, a second teamer, and several other awards.