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The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ men’s and women’s basketball teams have both earned spots in the NCAA Tournament and will face tough opponents in their respective regions.

The last time both the Aztecs' women's and men's teams competed in the NCAA Tournament was in 2012. That year, the women's team dominated by winning both the regular season and conference tournament titles, securing a No. 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, the men's team earned a No. 6 seed, marking one of their six consecutive tournament appearances from 2010 to 2015.

Women’s Team: No. 14 Seed vs. No. 3 LSU

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The San Diego State women’s basketball team was awarded the 14 seed in the Spokane Regional 1 and will play at third-seeded LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 22, the NCAA announced on Sunday night.

The winner will face the winner of sixth-seeded Florida State and 11th-seeded George Mason on Monday.

The Aztecs (25-9) won the Mountain West tournament as the No. 4 seed, beating fifth-seeded New Mexico, top-seeded UNLV and then the No. 2 Wyoming in the championship game in triple overtime. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has won its last eight games.

This is San Diego State’s 10th NCAA appearance overall and first since 2012, when it fell to fifth-seeded LSU as the No. 12 seed in Baton Rouge by a score of 64-56.

The Aztecs’ 25 wins are their most since the 2012-13 season (27) and their 15 wins away from home is a program record.

The Tigers are 28-5 on the season and went 12-4 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). LSU lost to second-seeded Texas, 56-49, in the SEC Tournament Semifinal on March 8.

This is the second meeting between Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and LSU, and first since the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Times and TV details will be posted to GoAztecs.com later tonight.

Men’s Team: Aztecs Fall in First Four Matchup vs. North Carolina

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San Diego State’s season came to an end with a 95-68 loss to North Carolina in the NCAA First Four Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. The Aztecs finished the 2024-25 campaign with a 21-10 record.

The Tar Heels (23-13) came out firing, shooting 60.9 percent from the field in the first half to open up a 47-23 lead. UNC finished the game shooting 52.6 percent from the floor, scoring the most points (95) against Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ in a regulation game since Brigham Young scored 100 in a 100-90 win over San Diego State on Feb. 22, 2006.

RJ led North Carolina with 26 points, making 8 of 12 from the floor, including all six 3-point attempts.

The Tar Heels advance to the NCAA First Round to face sixth-seeded Ole Miss in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

and Dwayne McKinney III each had 12 points apiece for the Aztecs, who were playing in their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ dropped to 5-7 against teams that made the NCAA Tournament this season.

This was Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, sixth in eight seasons under head coach Brian Dutcher (San Diego State was 30-2 in 2019-20 but the NCAA Tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic), 17th at the Division I level and 20th overall.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ earned an at-large bid, one of our teams from the Mountain West to make this year’s tournament. UNC also earned an at-large bid as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

San Diego State and North Carolina met twice before with the Tar Heels winning both matchups, a 103-92 win at San Diego Sports Arena on Dec. 29, 1988 and a 99-63 victory in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Nov. 24, 1990.