Updated WCC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket
The first four rounds of the WCC men's basketball tournament are in the books. The first semifinal game saw Gonzaga blow out Saint Mary's 78-55. The next game against BYU and Pepperdine was much more competitive - the Cougars needed overtime to take down Pepperdine 82-77. Gonzaga and BYU will square off on Tuesday night in the WCC championship game. Below is the updated WCC men's basketball tournament bracket:
*This bracket has been updated to include the semifinal results
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BYU's performance in the WCC tournament could impact their seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. According to ESPN's Joe Lunardi, BYU is currently in position to be a #7 seed.
According to Team Rankings, BYU has an 85.5% chance to advance to the WCC championship game. Then the Cougars would face (most likely) Gonzaga where they have a 14% chance to be crowned WCC tournament champions. Below are BYU's most likely seeds in the NCAA tournament following their win over Saint Mary's on senior night.
Seed Probabilities (According to Team Rankings)
#3 seed or better: 6.2%
#4 seed: 12.4%
#5 seed: 20.3%
#6 seed: 22.1%
#7 seed: 17.4%
#8 seed: 10.9%
#9 seed: 6.0%
#10 seed: 2.9%
#11 seed: 1.3%
#12 seed or worse: 0.4%
BYU will face Pepperdine on Monday night at 10:00 PM MST on ESPN2.
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