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Your Complete Guide to the WCC Tournament

By Nathan Israelsen

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 06: A logo for the West Coast Conference basketball tournament is shown on the court before the championship game between the Brigham Young Cougars and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at the Orleans Arena on March 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bulldogs won 74-54. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 06: A logo for the West Coast Conference basketball tournament is shown on the court before the championship game between the Brigham Young Cougars and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at the Orleans Arena on March 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bulldogs won 74-54. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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A UMBC Anyone?

Dark Horse:

LMU: The #5 seed that has quietly had their best season at 20-10 since 2011-2012. The Lions if they win their first game will meet up with San Francisco, a team they beat on March 2nd. A great defensive team that hopes to grind you down while slowly putting points up on the board.

Get to the semi-finals as a six seed and history says things start getting weird. After all, 24 teams have made the NCAA Tournament with a .500 losing record or worse. 

Another team to keep your eye on will be San Diego, a senior-heavy team that may catch a team sleeping.

Aside from them, Pepperdine, Pacific, Portland and Santa Clara will be in the tournament needing miracle after miracle to even make it to the Championship game, let alone beat Gonzaga.

The Schedule goes as the following:

First Round – March 7

Game 1: No. 8 Pepperdine vs. No. 9 Pacific, 6:00 pm, BYUtv,  ROOT Sports, TheW.tv
Game 2: No. 7 San Diego vs. No. 10 Portland, 8:00 pm, BYUtv,  ROOT Sports, TheW.tv

Second Round – March 8

Game 3: No. 5 LMU vs. Game 1 Winner, 6:00 pm, BYUtv, TheW.tv
Game 4: No. 6 Santa Clara vs. Game 2 Winner, 8:00 pm, BYUtv, TheW.tv

Third Round – March 9

Game 5: No. 4 San Francisco vs. Game 3 Winner, 7:00 pm, ESPN
Game 6: No. 3 BYU vs. Game 4 Winner, 9:00 pm, ESPN2

Semifinals – March 11

No. 1 Gonzaga vs. Game 5 Winner, 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Saint Mary’s vs. Game 6 Winner, 8:30 pm, ESPN2

Championship – March 12

Men’s Championship Game, 6:00 pm, ESPN

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Gonzaga hopes to continue living their storybook season while one of the Cinderella teams hope that the slipper fits for them. And while it seems impossible for anyone outside of the Zags to win the Tourney remember one thing.

It’s March.

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