It has been a down year for them, though, paving the way for just about anyone to come away with this automatic bid. Winthrop has lost three of its last six games. If anyone else wins this thing, it would be a colossal upset.Gonzaga has lost two conference games in the last three years, including against BYU a couple of Saturdays ago. In fact, the Billikens have twice given Dayton a run for its money. He last spring went 9-4, 1.81 with 93 strikeouts and 20 walks in 99.2 innings and led the nation with a 0.81 WHIP. During that run, three different programs hosted a regional. Texas State is the best team, The one-point loss to Clemson on Saturday may have knocked Florida State out of the running for a No. Averaging 25.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.0 blocks, Diane was the easy choice to win his second Big West Player of the Year in as many years. Junior righthander Brett Erwin (5-5, 3.70) is back to again lead the rotation and senior closer Steve Ouellette (2-3, 2.79, 5 SV) gives the bullpen an experienced hand at the back end of games. CBS Sports is helping you get ready for March Madness with the latest news, picks, and predictions for the 2020 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket. But the Flyers are one of just two teams in the country (along with New Mexico State) that is undefeated in league play. UC Santa Barbara at times looked like it might host a regional last season but fell short and then made a quick postseason exit, going 0-2 in the Stanford Regional.Collectively, the conference is searching for the reset button. Junior righthander Tanner Bibee (5-7, 4.33) gives the Titans a leader at the front of the rotation, while sophomores Michael Knorr (4-4, 5.90), Kyle Luckham (4-6, 5.37), Joe Magrisi (1-3, 4.64) and Michael Weisberg (1-1, 6.50, 6 SV) all have the stuff to take a big step forward. Eric Valenzuela was hired away from Saint Mary’s, where he turned a moribund program into a consistent contender in the West Coast Conference. Lefthander Rodney Boone (8-0, 2.78) and righthander Michael McGreevy (5-1, 1.94, 6 SV) both earned Freshman All-America honors a season ago and are back to anchor the pitching staff. He’s also been outstanding in the Cape Cod League and over the last two summers did not allow an earned run in 31.2 innings. Freshmen righthanders Devereaux Harrision, Luis Ramirez and Jake Rons all figure to make immediate impacts, with Harrison expected to be a two-way contributor, and Ramirez and Rons rotation candidates. Now, the Anteaters must replace leading hitter Brandon Lewis, shortstop Christian Koss, starters Tanner Brubaker and Andrew Pallante and closer Taylor Rashi. Despite losing a lot of productivity, the Anteaters are once again at the top of the Despite their huge lead in the conference standings, they are not the only team to watch this week. To break out of that range, UC Davis must improve its 5.77 team ERA, which ranked eighth in the conference. Coach Rick Vanderhook remade his coaching staff as he enters his ninth season at the program’s helm, hiring Sergio Brown (recruiting coordinator), Andy Jenkins (volunteer assistant) and Dan Ricabal (pitching coach), all of whom have long track records of success as coaches. Throw a dart and hope for the best.This is usually the "Iona Invitational," as the Gaels have won each of the last four MAAC tournaments. Sophomore catcher Kameron Guangorena (.261/.325/.341) gives the Titans an experienced hand behind the plate and senior first baseman Isaiah Garcia (.323/.394/.437) was last year one of the team’s best hitters. All Rights Reserved. Discussion Areas. But neither was last year's version, and it still managed to win the conference tournament.The Wildcats sputtered to a 5-4 record in February, but Jay Wright's guys always seem to figure it out just in time for this event. Those should be self-explanatory, but just in case they're not, the obvious picks are the leagues with a heavy favorite, the coin flips have two co-favorites and the toss-ups are a tough call with at least threeDon't expect me to go 32-for-32, but I'll do my best. Freshman point guard Tyger Campbell was inconsistent for the first three months of the season, but he averaged 12.0 points and 7.1 assists against 2.1 turnovers in February. Cole Percival suffered a stress fracture in his elbow and missed all of last season but has a mid-90s fastball and one of the best arms in the conference when he’s healthy. Meanwhile, Harvard has won six straight and would lock up the No. Montana swept Eastern Washington who swept Northern Colorado who will be attempting to finish off a season sweep of Montana on Thursday night. Picking against them in any given year seems like a poor decision, but especially this year when they are surging into the postseason and no one else in the conference looks like a threat to reach the Sweet 16.Kentucky will probably win this league by at least a three-game margin while each of the other five major conferences figures to go down to the wire.