I had a GREAT time at this tournament, but after five 12-plus hour days, it's time to bring the MAAC tournament blog-a-thon to a close. 

We've watched, blogged and discussed 18 games, from the women's play-in round Thursday through tonight's championship game. 

A heart-felt thanks to everyone who followed along on The Blog and to everyone who participated in our first MAAC tournament pool. 

And congratulations to Keith Connors for winning the pool and a free t-shirt of his favorite college basketball team. 

Tommy Dempsey lobbied during his postgame press conference for an NIT bid, and while I'm not sure if they'll get one, a bid in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational seems likely if they don't. 

Siena, meanwhile, is likely to get a 14 seed in the NCAA tournament and face a 3-seed to be determined. That's where the Saints are in ESPN's  latest bracketology, and I think they're there for good reason: they won 22 games and the championship in a fairly strong conference, and they beat a top-10 team in Stanford early in the season. Those credentials are good enough to avoid a 15, but they lost too many games -- including some to lackluster opponents like Manhattan -- to warrant a 13 or higher. 

Tomorrow's Trentonian is loaded with MAAC stuff -- four stories in total -- so be sure to check that out. 

With that, I'm going to pack up and head back to New Jersey. 

Thanks again for reading!