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Bellarmine wins ASUN but won’t be going to NCAA tournament
By CHARLIE PARENT
Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77-72 to clinch the ASUN championship on Tuesday.
What they didn’t clinch, however, was a bid to March Madness.
This is because the Knights are just two-years young in Division I. NCAA rules state that a program must be in Division I for at least four years to be eligible for March Madness.
— Bellarmine Men’s Basketball (@BUKnightsMBB) March 9, 2022
Instead of Bellarmine, it will be Jacksonville State, the ASUN regular season champion, who will be dancing. The Gamecocks are 21-10 and likely to sit on the 16 line come Selection Sunday.
Bellarmine wins the Atlantic Sun Tournament.
But Bellarmine is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament.
So Jacksonville State — who Jacksonville — who lost to Bellarmine tonight — beat in the semis — will go instead.
