Big West maps out 20-game, league-only plan
No spectators will be allowed at games initially, although the Big West said it will revisit that issue as the season progresses.
No spectators will be allowed at games initially, although the Big West said it will revisit that issue as the season progresses.
Sabrina Ionescu had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and No. 3 Oregon rolled past Long Beach State 81-45 on Saturday.
Michaela Onyenwere had 27 points and six rebounds to help UCLA beat Long Beach State 86-51 on Thursday.
The University of Washington has named Jody Wynn as the new head coach of their women's basketball team, replacing Mike Neighbors, who guided the team to the Final Four in 2016.
Long Beach State nearly became the first No. 15 seed to beat a 2 seed. Instead, Oregon State, which trailed at halftime and never looked comfortable, survived 56-55 to reach the second round.
Albany and Boise State officially clinched their spots in the NCAA tournament on Friday. But Long Beach State replaced UC Davis as the Big West's representative in our projection. Eight bids will be decided on Saturday, with eight more on the line Sunday.
With an absence of upsets, or even many close games, the top-10 mid-major rankings remained mostly the same.
It might not be as impressive as Princeton breaking into the Top 25 for just the second time in program history, but the 16-0 Tigers also have taken over No. 1 in Graham Hays' biweekly mid-major poll.
Chattanooga, Long Beach State and Indiana State made their way into Graham Hays' bi-weekly poll.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Long Beach State | 6-0 | - | 7-1 |
UC Irvine | 2-0 | 2 | 5-5 |
UC San Diego | 2-1 | 2.5 | 2-1 |
CSU Bakersfield | 2-2 | 3 | 4-4 |
Cal Poly | 1-1 | 3 | 5-3 |
UC Santa Barbara | 2-3 | 3.5 | 2-7 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | 3 | 1-0 |
CSU Northridge | 0-0 | 3 | 0-0 |
UC Riverside | 0-2 | 4 | 3-5 |
Hawai'i | 0-2 | 4 | 0-2 |
CSU Fullerton | 0-4 | 5 | 1-7 |