NCAA Tournament March Madness

#305 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 St121L80-79
11/13@San Francisco68L84-54
11/16Portland286L63-61
11/20@Gonzaga9L84-41
11/23Fresno St269L72-69
11/25(N)UNC Greensboro144L71-48
11/26(N)UTEP155L70-44
11/27(N)San Jose St170L82-66
12/5@CS Fullerton350W73-56
12/7Hawaii219W76-68
12/10@San Diego314W76-70
12/19@Pepperdine225W79-76
1/2UC Riverside138L76-60
1/4@CS Bakersfield236L80-65
1/11@UC Davis232W84-73
1/16UC San Diego41L80-54
1/18CS Fullerton350L83-67
1/23@CS Northridge98L86-76
1/25@Cal Poly185L78-69
1/30UC Irvine61L80-75
2/1@UC Santa Barbara145L85-54
2/6UC Davis232L73-65
2/8CS Northridge98L81-80
2/13@Hawaii219L62-60
2/20@UC Riverside138L87-66
2/22UC Santa Barbara145L58-56
2/27CS Bakersfield236L88-87
3/1@UC Irvine61L70-60
3/6@UC San Diego41L70-63
3/8Cal Poly185L83-69