Mississippi State’s win over Florida State gave Dana O’Shea sole possession of the lead in the BrendanLoy.com NIT Pool and eliminated six contestants from any chance of winning.

Joel Thrift, Joe Boyle, Kevin Stockdill, Charles Fenwick, Lauren Taylor and Patrick Roach were knocked out of contention by the #1-seeded Rebels’ victory. Still alive: O’Shea and the rest of the top 5 — Gary Kirby, Cam Thomas, Stephen Lays and Steve Ivey — along with Colleen Duggan, currently in 10th place, and David Kreutz, currently in 16th.

Complete standings here and below; possible outcomes here.

In tonight’s other game, N.C. State and West Virginia are tied with 10 minutes left. If WVU wins, Ivey will be eliminated; if N.C. State wins, Kirby, Leys and Duggan will be eliminated. [Note: I previously stated that Thomas would be eliminated if N.C. State wins. That’s incorrect. Thomas cannot be eliminated tonight.]

Kirby finished second last year to Brad Miller. He would have won the pool if South Carolina had lost in either the semifinals or the title game. Instead, the Gamecocks won the tournament, giving Miller the pool championship.

Mississippi State and the N.C. State-WVU winner will make up half of this year’s NIT Final Four at Madison Square Garden. The other half will be determined tomorrow night. Much like the NCAA Tournament, the NIT has held largely to form, with all four #1 seeds still playing and only one real underdog (#6-seed N.C. State) remaining in the tournament.

Standings after 57 games

1. Dana O’Shea - 183
2. Gary Kirby - 173
3. Cam Thomas - 168
4. Stephen Leys - 161
5. Steve Ivey - 158
6. Joel Thrift - 157
7. Brandon Cox - 152
7. Tim Brothers - 152
7. Chris Aemisegger - 152
10. Colleen Duggan - 149
10. Nate Evangelista - 149
12. Jennifer Elam - 147
13. Kevin Hauschulz - 144
14. Ted Zak - 142
15. Matthew J Boyle - 141
16. David Kreutz - 139
17. Neel Varde - 138
17. Kevin Stockdill - 138
19. Ian Auzenne - 137
19. Abby Nickerson - 137
19. Dan Dinunzio - 137
19. Josh Krause - 137
23. Andy Wendeln - 135
24. Jon Rosen - 134
24. Tyler Condon - 134
24. Kendall Houk - 134
24. Bryan Sinche - 134
24. Greg Shtraks - 134
24. Joe Boyle - 134
24. Patrick Roach - 134
24. Jeremy Boht - 134
32. Mike Quinn - 132
33. Randy Styles - 131
34. Brian Paine - 130
34. Brandon Minich - 130
36. Don LaPlante - 127
36. Mark Gardner - 127
36. Lauren Taylor - 127
36. Scott Schmidt - 127
40. Mike Thompson - 125
40. Kyle Jen - 125
42. Daniel Port - 124
42. Scott Fort - 124
42. Tim Wiseman - 124
42. Kristen Everson - 124
42. Charles Fenwick - 124
42. Ray Peterson - 124
48. Brian Nicholson - 123
49. Wilson Loftis - 122
50. Kate Spitz - 120
50. Diane Huffman - 120
52. Larry Caplin - 117
52. Nick Voelker - 117
52. Andrew Long - 117
52. Tommy Murray - 117
52. Brian Sump - 117
52. Cam McLachlan - 117
52. Chris Doherty - 117
59. Matt Wiser - 115
59. Todd Mefferd - 115
61. Matt Metcalf - 114
61. Gerry deSImas, Jr., - 114
61. Greg Hall - 114
64. Greg Rauen - 112
65. Andrew Hunter - 110
65. Tom K. - 110
67. Derek Poore - 108
68. Jeremy Gist - 107
68. Sean Sullivan - 107
68. Rick Boeckler - 107
68. Michael Rosenkrantz - 107
72. Mike Bowman - 104
73. Frank Nolan - 103
73. Brendan Loy - 103
75. Josh Britton - 100
75. Mike Menter - 100
77. Jeff Freeze - 99
78. Rob Atherton - 96
78. Jessica Cowans - 96
78. Justin Gardner - 96
81. Stephen Densmore - 90
81. Mike Wiser - 90
81. Jon Caplin - 90
84. Blake Coe - 86
84. Danny Pilz - 86
84. Carol LaPlante - 86
84. Jeremy Bronson - 86
88. Soren Hammerschmidt - 76
88. Jay Johnson - 76
90. Katrina Lewonczyk - 69
91. Jen H. - 52
91. Becky Loy - 52
93. Bob Lutts - 48