NCAA Tournament March Madness

#257 Long Beach St

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

Long Beach State’s résumé is defined by solid home results tempered by damaging road defeats, which is why it sits on the outside looking in. Home victories over San Diego and Pepperdine show they can finish games against middling opposition while competitive nonconference outings at Pacific and against Illinois State and Montana State suggest they are not outclassed, but heavy losses at San Diego State, Fresno State, Portland and at Iowa State expose a ceiling when they leave campus. Selection committees prize wins away from home and neutral-site signature victories, and the team's remaining slate — home dates with Cal Poly, CS Bakersfield and UC Riverside and road tests at UC Irvine, CS Northridge, UC Santa Barbara and Hawaii — provides room to build a stronger case but only limited chances for a resume-changing win to erase those blemishes.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@San Diego St51L77-45
11/8@Fresno St169L82-62
11/12@Pacific142L69-66
11/16Illinois St78L82-80
11/21Montana St171L78-72
11/26@Portland230L93-73
11/30San Diego194W76-72
12/4@UC Santa Barbara143L84-77
12/6UC San Diego88L80-74
12/9@San Jose St200L89-83
12/18Pepperdine266W81-78
12/21@Iowa St3L91-60
1/3Cal Poly24459%
1/8@UC Irvine13117%
1/10CS Bakersfield30873%
1/15UC Riverside25861%
1/17@CS Northridge21031%
1/22@CS Fullerton23235%
1/24UC Santa Barbara14338%
1/29@UC Riverside25839%
1/31Hawaii10427%
2/5@UC San Diego889%
2/12CS Fullerton23257%
2/14@UC Davis16523%
2/19UC Irvine13135%
2/21CS Northridge21052%
2/26@Cal Poly24437%
2/28@CS Bakersfield30852%
3/5UC Davis16544%
3/7@Hawaii10412%
3/8@Hawaii10412%