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Quote:For more than a hot minute, it seemed the story of the 2018 WAC Tournament would be whether New Mexico State would test the Committee with its very real at-large resume. Or, whether the Aggies would make that moot and win a second straight tournament championship.

But that came to an end in mid-February, when NMSU dropped back-to-back games, extinguishing the two-bid WAC fairy tale. That brings a familiar storyline back into play as the WAC takes over Orleans Arena in Las Vegas from March 8-10. Will a talented and proven Aggies team play their way into the tournament, planting a dangerous double digit seed in the bracket?

NMSU has the most upset potential and is the regular season champion, but we’re kidding ourselves if that’s the main attraction. Grand Canyon will makes it first appearance in the WAC Tournament after watching from afar in transition limbo the past four years. The Lopes (20-10, 9-5) were underwhelming at times, but are coming in on a three-game winning streak with freshman big Alessandro Lever playing as well as anyone in the league. WAC organizers also must be thrilled about the onslaught of GCU fans that should flock to the event.

Elsewhere, Utah Valley will look to build on its second-place finish (21-9, 10-4) and make its first NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines may have the deepest roster in the league, and are the only team to own wins against both NMSU and GCU.

Seattle (19-12, 8-6), despite riding a three-game losing streak, has also proved its graduate transfer-heavy roster can rise to the occasion in Jim Hayford’s first year. The Redhawks have knocked off both NMSU and UVU, and get an opening date with UT Rio Grande Valley (15-16, 6-8) and the league’s leading scorer (Nick Dixon, 20.7 PPG).



Prediction

It’s hard to pick against the Aggies, a program that has won this event five out of the last six years. Despite not being as invincible as they once seemed, they still beat league opponents by an average of 10.3 points per game, and roll out WAC POY favorites Zach Lofton (19.2 PPG) and Jemerrio Jones (10.9 PPG, 12.7 RPG). NMSU also gets the No. 1 seed bump, avoiding UVU and GCU until the title game.

That said, it seems that three teams have a legitimate shot to cut down the nets — NMSU, UVU and GCU — and the WAC has not had that type of intrigue in its current form. Bring on the purple-clad masses, and let’s have some fun.

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To answer your question....NO.

New Mexico State over Chi State
Seattle U over UTRGV
Grand Canyon over UMKC
Utah Valley over CS-Bakersfield
(Don't see any upsets round 1 honestly, but it there is one, UTRGV is most likely)

NMSU over Seattle U
Grand Canyon over Utah Valley

NMSU over Grand Canyon

NMSU: NCAA Tournament
Grand Canyon: CIT or CBI
Utah Valley: CIT or CBI
Seattle U: CBI (confirmed they'd go to either but successful history with CBI makes me think they're a lock)
UTRGV: small chance of CIT if they can beat SU

Great year for the WAC

(03-04-2018 05:07 PM)SeattleVandals Wrote: [ -> ]New Mexico State over Chi State
Seattle U over UTRGV
Grand Canyon over UMKC
Utah Valley over CS-Bakersfield
(Don't see any upsets round 1 honestly, but it there is one, UTRGV is most likely)

NMSU over Seattle U
Grand Canyon over Utah Valley

NMSU over Grand Canyon

NMSU: NCAA Tournament
Grand Canyon: CIT or CBI
Utah Valley: CIT or CBI
Seattle U: CBI (confirmed they'd go to either but successful history with CBI makes me think they're a lock)
UTRGV: small chance of CIT if they can beat SU

Great year for the WAC

UVU would go to the NIT if NMSU wins the tournament.

(03-04-2018 04:32 PM)dancingNMSUaggie Wrote: [ -> ]To answer your question....NO.

Ha ha ha! See you in Vegas.

(03-04-2018 05:20 PM)NeptunianEmp Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-04-2018 05:07 PM)SeattleVandals Wrote: [ -> ]New Mexico State over Chi State
Seattle U over UTRGV
Grand Canyon over UMKC
Utah Valley over CS-Bakersfield
(Don't see any upsets round 1 honestly, but it there is one, UTRGV is most likely)

NMSU over Seattle U
Grand Canyon over Utah Valley

NMSU over Grand Canyon

NMSU: NCAA Tournament
Grand Canyon: CIT or CBI
Utah Valley: CIT or CBI
Seattle U: CBI (confirmed they'd go to either but successful history with CBI makes me think they're a lock)
UTRGV: small chance of CIT if they can beat SU

Great year for the WAC

UVU would go to the NIT if NMSU wins the tournament.

That would be a maybe. There is no guarantee, and historically mid-majors have been left out in favor of P5/P6 also rans. I'd give them about a 50% chance if they lost to NMSU in the finals in a close game.

(03-04-2018 06:46 PM)NotANewbie Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-04-2018 05:20 PM)NeptunianEmp Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-04-2018 05:07 PM)SeattleVandals Wrote: [ -> ]New Mexico State over Chi State
Seattle U over UTRGV
Grand Canyon over UMKC
Utah Valley over CS-Bakersfield
(Don't see any upsets round 1 honestly, but it there is one, UTRGV is most likely)

NMSU over Seattle U
Grand Canyon over Utah Valley

NMSU over Grand Canyon

NMSU: NCAA Tournament
Grand Canyon: CIT or CBI
Utah Valley: CIT or CBI
Seattle U: CBI (confirmed they'd go to either but successful history with CBI makes me think they're a lock)
UTRGV: small chance of CIT if they can beat SU

Great year for the WAC

UVU would go to the NIT if NMSU wins the tournament.

That would be a maybe. There is no guarantee, and historically mid-majors have been left out in favor of P5/P6 also rans. I'd give them about a 50% chance if they lost to NMSU in the finals in a close game.

Idk if I'd even go that high. More like 10%.

NIT already has Florida Gulf Coast, UNC-Ashville, Northern Kentucky, and Rider to accommodate and there's lots of conferences to go

No way NIT takes Utah Valley. It's a travesty but the WAC gets no love from no one except those worthless tournaments you have to pay to play in.

Today’s the big day. I’m mad that I can’t watch the game today. It comes on so early and I have meetings at work that we can’t reschedule during the time it’s on. I’ll be discreetly checking my phone frequently to get score updates.

(03-08-2018 06:44 AM)Raider_Lope Wrote: [ -> ]Today’s the big day. I’m mad that I can’t watch the game today. It comes on so early and I have meetings at work that we can’t reschedule during the time it’s on. I’ll be discreetly checking my phone frequently to get score updates.

Fake call app. Set it at intervals. It rings, you react as if its important and need to step out to take it and....voila, time for checking scores. [WINKING FACE]

Sitting on a toilet somewhere and interacting with you.