SB Nation Predicted Utah State To Appear In Elite Eight
Mar 16, 2020, 5:24 PM
Head coach Craig Smith of the Utah State Aggies celebrates with his team after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs to win the championship game of the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center on March 7, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aggies defeated the Aztecs 59-56. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
(Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
LOGAN, Utah – SB Nation is predicting the NCAA Tournament that isn’t happening due to the coronovirus also known as COVID-19.
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The college basketball writers at SB Nation predicted that the Utah State Aggies would appear in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tourntament.
They would have joined Seton Hall, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Houston, Florida State, Dayton and Michigan State.
SB Nation pegged Utah State as an 11-seed in the NCAA Tournament which means they had them beating No. 6 Virginia in the first round.
We made bracket predictions. Our Elite Eight:
Seton Hall
Utah State
Gonzaga
San Diego State
Houston
Florida State
Dayton
Michigan StateRead our full bracket picks here –>https://t.co/xCkQyMTI5h
— SB Nation CBB (@SBNationCBB) March 16, 2020
Last week, the NCAA Tournament was canceled for the first time ever due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Aggies were supposed to make their second consecutive tournament appearance after knocking off San Diego State to win their second straight Mountain West Tournament Championship.
They had the Aggies beating No. 3 Maryland in the second round and No. 10 ETSU in the Sweet 16 before losing to No. 4 Seton Hall in the Elite Eight.
SB Nation placed BYU as a No. 6 seed but had them losing to No. 11 Marquette in the first round.
