Pizza Parlor Madness: Northwestern State

Nickname: Demons
Colors: Purple and Red
Location: Natchidoches, LA
Enrollment: 10,159
Conference: Southland
Distinguished Alumni: None Found

Head Coach: Mike McConathy
Record (Conference Record): 25-7 (15-1)
Advanced by: Beat Sam Houston State 95-87 to win Southland Tournament
RPI: 66
SOS: 210
Best Performance: Beat Oklahoma State 68-64 (Road)
Best Player: F Clifton Lee
No. of Seniors: 7
NCAA Tournament Appearances (in four years): 2 (1)
Likely Seed: 13

Very high RPI for a Southland team. Couple that with lot of senior leadership and it leads me to think they could pull off something in the NCAA Tournament. As with all these upstart programs, a lot depends on who they draw. I’m just glad we have a team from Natchidoches, Louisiana in the Dance.