The Loyola Marymount Lions, winners of the 2019 West Coast Conference Tournament, open up play in the Los Angeles Regional, it was announced by the NCAA. This marks the first time since 2000 the Lions will play in the NCAA tournament.
 
The Lions (32-23) will open postseason play against the No. 2 seed in the Los Angeles Regional, Baylor (34-17) on Friday, at 1:00 p.m. PT. No. 1 UCLA (47-8) and No. 4 Omaha (31-22-1) will play in the second game at 7:00 p.m. PT on Friday. Each of the 16 NCAA Regionals features a four-team double-elimination format. 
 
LMU's return to the postseason marks head coach Jason Gill's 10^thtrip as a player or coach and first at the helm of the Lions. 
 
The Lions earned their way into the postseason with the WCC's automatic qualifying bid over the weekend when they beat conference regular season champions BYU, followed by a pair of victories over Saint Mary's for their first championship since a string of three straight from 1998 through 2000.
 
LMU is 11-19 all-time in postseason play and seek a return trip to Omaha since 1986 when they played in the College World Series. 
 
The 64-team NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed on ESPNU's hour-long selection show Monday at 9:00 a.m. PT.
 
Tickets to the Los Angeles Regional will go on sale tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. All-session reserved tickets will cost $90 for adults and $55 for youth, while general admission all-session passes will cost $70 for adults and $55 for youth. Ticket information can be found here
 
Los Angeles Regional Schedule
 
Friday, May 31
1:00 p.m. PT – Game One: (2) Baylor vs. (3) Loyola Marymount
7:00 p.m. PT – Game Two: (1) UCLA vs. (4) Omaha
 
Saturday, June 1
Game Three:  Loser of Game One vs. Loser of Game Two (Elimination Game)
Game Four: Winner of Game One vs. Winner of Game Two
 
Sunday, June 2
Game Five: Winner of Game Three vs. Loser of Game Four (Elimination Game)
Game Six: Winner of Game Five vs. Winner of Game Four (Championship Game)
 
Monday, June 3
Game Seven (if necessary): If Winner of Game Five wins Game Six vs. Winner of Game Four