MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee might be considered the Sun Belt favorite, but coach Rick Insell doesn't want to depend on winning the league's automatic bid in order to go to the NCAA tournament.
Yes, his squad has won the conference tournament three of his four years at MTSU. But he'd rather make sure his RPI and strength of schedule are strong enough to get his team an at-large berth if the Blue Raiders fall short of the automatic.
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Mechelle Voepel
espnW.comMechelle Voepel joined ESPN.com in 1996 and covers women's college hoops, the WNBA and additional collegiate sports for espnW.
Born in Los Angeles, she grew up 40 miles north of St. Louis and is a lifelong Cardinals fan still basking in amazement over their 2011 World Series title.
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