Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Big West & WAC

Big West

The Big West tournament tips-off Thursday in Anaheim, CA. UC-Irvine won the regular season title. They’re 106th in KenPom. The only other top 200 KenPom team is UC-Santa Barbara.

This Anteater team isn’t as good as last years team but they continue an impressive stretch of very good seasons. Have to think Russell Turner deserves a shot a bigger job. If they come out of this league, they’ll be a pest for someone in the first round.

The Pick: UC-Irvine

WAX
The WAC tournament also tips-off on Thursday. All games will be played in Las Vegas, the college basketball capital of the west. New Mexico State won the league, going 16-0. 2nd place Cal Baptist finished 10-6. NMSU is 91st in KenPom.

The Aggies will have to win the tournament to dance. They didn’t do anything out of conference outside a win against Colorado State. No other team is in the KenPom top 200. Like UC-Irvine, New Mexico State has been an impressive program for awhile now and won’t be an easy out in the first round, regardless of seed.

The Pick: New Mexico State

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