NCAA Tournament March Madness

#306 Long Beach St

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Projected seed: 16 (automatic qualifier, play-in game) (automatic qualifier)

Long Beach State's resume shows significant challenges, particularly with a low overall ranking and multiple losses to teams both inside and outside their conference. The defeats against quality opponents like Gonzaga and UC Irvine highlight the gap in performance against top-tier teams, while losses to Fresno State and UC Riverside further hurt their credibility. The wins against weaker teams, such as CS Fullerton and San Diego, offer limited validation for a potential tournament bid. With their current standing, the only path to the NCAA tournament is to secure the Big West Conference title, making every upcoming game critical for their chances.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@S Dakota St123L80-79
11/13@San Francisco67L84-54
11/16Portland283L63-61
11/20@Gonzaga9L84-41
11/23Fresno St272L72-69
11/25(N)UNC Greensboro142L71-48
11/26(N)UTEP151L70-44
11/27(N)San Jose St169L82-66
12/5@CS Fullerton350W73-56
12/7Hawaii220W76-68
12/10@San Diego314W76-70
12/19@Pepperdine221W79-76
1/2UC Riverside154L76-60
1/4@CS Bakersfield240L80-65
1/11@UC Davis239W84-73
1/16UC San Diego40L80-54
1/18CS Fullerton350L83-67
1/23@CS Northridge107L86-76
1/25@Cal Poly176L78-69
1/30UC Irvine65L80-75
2/1@UC Santa Barbara144L85-54
2/6UC Davis239L73-65
2/8CS Northridge107L81-80
2/13@Hawaii220L62-60
2/20@UC Riverside154L87-66
2/22UC Santa Barbara144L58-56
2/27CS Bakersfield240L88-87
3/1@UC Irvine65L70-60
3/6@UC San Diego40L70-63
3/8Cal Poly176L83-69