Prediction: USC not among NCAA tournament field

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The Sporting News predicts the 65 teams that will be invited to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

USC isn’t among them.

Only four Pacific 10 teams are -- Arizona State, Washington, UCLA and Cal. UCLA, called an underachiever, is slotted as an eighth seed.

The Sporting News also lists Long Beach as one of the 65.

-- Randy Harvey