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BYU Basketball: The path to the NCAA Tournament

By Adam Gibby

PROVO, UT - DECEMBER 29: Hunter Erickson #0 of the Brigham Young Cougars slam dunks the ball on a breakaway against the Westminster Griffins during the second half of their game December 29, 2021 at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
PROVO, UT - DECEMBER 29: Hunter Erickson #0 of the Brigham Young Cougars slam dunks the ball on a breakaway against the Westminster Griffins during the second half of their game December 29, 2021 at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) /
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Dec 11, 2021; Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA; The bench reacts to a three point basket by Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) in the game against the Creighton Bluejays in the second half at Sanford Pentagon. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2021; Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA; The bench reacts to a three point basket by Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) in the game against the Creighton Bluejays in the second half at Sanford Pentagon. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /

BYU Basketball put themselves in a good, but not great situation for making the NCAA Tournament during non conference play.

Three weeks ago it appeared that BYU Basketball was an absolute lock to play in the NCAA Tournament. That has changed quite a bit however since the Cougars have shown that they are now a team that lives and dies by three since they don’t get much production out of the frontcourt with so little depth.

Despite this, the Cougars still have a great shot at making the Big Dance, and personally I’d give them a 60% of doing just that.

But what does BYU have to do to secure a bid? Luckily, for now there are quite a few options. The most obvious of course is to just win the WCC Championship, but since that is an auto-bid, that won’t be discussed in this article.

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