NCAA Tournament March Madness

#271 Long Beach St

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

Long Beach State’s résumé is anchored by a home victory over San Diego but is overshadowed by damaging results away from home; heavy road losses at San Diego State, Fresno State and Portland and a narrow defeat at Pacific have left question marks about the team’s viability outside its own gym. Close outcomes against Illinois State and Montana State show competitiveness against comparable opponents yet those near-misses did not produce the signature win the profile needs. The remaining slate still offers chances to shift perception, most notably trips to UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine and a daunting road date at Iowa State, but the committee will prize an upset away from home and cleaner performances on the road more than further home victories.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@San Diego St47L77-45
11/8@Fresno St159L82-62
11/12@Pacific129L69-66
11/16Illinois St116L82-80
11/21Montana St155L78-72
11/26@Portland246L93-73
11/30San Diego269W76-72
12/4@UC Santa Barbara147L84-77
12/6UC San Diego9723%
12/9@San Jose St18625%
12/18Pepperdine28664%
12/21@Iowa St20%
1/3Cal Poly22353%
1/8@UC Irvine12414%
1/10CS Bakersfield28964%
1/15UC Riverside26760%
1/17@CS Northridge23934%
1/22@CS Fullerton28742%
1/24UC Santa Barbara14737%
1/29@UC Riverside26738%
1/31Hawaii10023%
2/5@UC San Diego979%
2/12CS Fullerton28764%
2/14@UC Davis16522%
2/19UC Irvine12430%
2/21CS Northridge23956%
2/26@Cal Poly22332%
2/28@CS Bakersfield28942%
3/5UC Davis16542%
3/7@Hawaii10010%
3/8@Hawaii10010%