LBSU

Recently CHN writer Jon Teitel was able to spend some time with Long Beach State forward T.J. Robinson, currently the all-time leading rebounder in Big West history. Robinson and the 49ers are the 12-seed in the West Region, where they will begin play on Thursday against 5-seed New Mexico. 

(5) New Mexico vs. (12) Long Beach St: West Region

 

Records

Top 10 Most Likely Upsets

March is no time to play it safe. When you fill in your brackets over the next few days, here are the 10 most likely First Round upsets to focus on:

 

#12 VCU vs #5 Wichita St

#12 Long Beach St vs #5 New Mexico

#12 Harvard vs #5 Vanderbilt

#12 California or USF vs #5 Temple

Cincinnati and Louisville advance to the Big East final, marking the first time that no original members will be in the game.

Player of the Year Isaiah Canaan of Murray State highlights CollegeHoops.net's 2012 All Mid-Major Team. Canaan, a junior guard, led Murray State to an impressive 30-1 season.

 

Canaan is joined on the First Team by fellow guards Scott Machado of Iona and Damian Lillard of Weber St. A pair of senior forwards round out the squad in Dominique Morrison of Oral Roberts and Ryan Pearson of George Mason.

Gonzaga (25-6, 12-4 WCC, 24th)

Long Beach St (20-8, 15-1 BW, 35th)

New Mexico (23-6, 10-4 MWC, 33rd)

Pac-12 School (Arizona, Cal, Oregon, Washington, etc)

Saint Mary's (25-5, 14-2 WCC, 25th)

San Diego St (22-6, 10-4 MWC, 26th)

UNLV (23-7, 9-5 MWC, 15th)

Last week CHN writer Jon Teitel unvelied part one of his CollegeHoops.net All-Conference selections, featuring the fourteen conferences that begain conference tournament play at that time. The final seventeen teams are here, with the Player of the Year in each league in italics.