With the 2012 college basketball season in the books, ESPN's Joe Lunardi is already turning his attention to next season and the 2013 NCAA Tournament field. In his latest projection, the Colorado State Rams are in the field, though they are listed as one of the last four teams in. That also means the Rams would play in the opening round in Dayton, Ohio.
The Rams are hoping to build on their appearance in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, but they'll have to do it without head coach Tim Miles, who took the Nebraska job during the offseason. Fortunately, new Rams coach Larry Eustachy has plenty of experience leading schools to the NCAA Tournament, and he is coming off a year in which he led Southern Mississippi to an at-large bid.
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