On to the Big Dance...

After celebrating their third WAC Tournament title in four years, the New Mexico State Aggies flew back home to Las Cruces for selection Sunday, to see who they would play in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

The Aggies (24-10) were selected as a 13-seed and will be taking on the 4-seed Saint Louis Billikens (27-6) in the Midwest Region of the bracket.

The second round game will be played on Thursday, March 21, at 12:10 MT in San Jose, California. 

The Billikens won the Atlantic-10 Tournament for the first time since 2000 and are making their second consecutive appearance in the Big Dance. 

They have some great wins on their resume.. They defeated the New Mexico Lobos 60-46, as well as sweeping tournament participants Butler and VCU. This is a solid team. Or, I guess they are?

I do not recall seeing or hearing so many analysts jumping on a team's bandwagon faster then I have seen in the past two days. Apparently, Saint Louis is a team that could very well beat #1 overall Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen. Are you serious? They are ranked 138th in scoring and 251st in rebounding... Ok? Weird.

Anyway, the point is that New Mexico State is making their 20th tournament appearance, and are looking to end their current six-game NCAA Tournament losing streak. 

Check out the next blog coming on Wednesday previewing the game.

GO AGGIES!!!

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