WeAreSC On3 3/13/23: Trojans Go Dancing, Women Make Tournament, and Fan Survey Results
WeAreSC On3 is a daily three-point briefing recapping news and notes surrounding USC Athletics. Today, we take a look at the Trojans officially going dancing and earning a berth in the 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament, USC Women’s Basketball making their first NCAA Tournament appearance in nine years, and the results of The Athletic’s annual USC Fan Survey being released.
Trojans Go Dancing
For the third consecutive year, the Trojans are dancing. On Sunday, USC officially received a bid to the 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
The Trojans are the No. 10-seed in the East Region. They will take on No. 7-seed Michigan State on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.
Women Make Tournament
In addition to the men’s team, USC Women’s Basketball also received an NCAA Tournament bid on Selection Sunday. And while the men are making their third consecutive March Madness appearance, the Women of Troy are in the tournament for the first time since 2014.
This marks the first time since 1997 that both USC Men’s and Women’s Basketball will play in the NCAA Tournament in the same season.
The Women of Troy will take on South Dakota State in Blacksburg, Virginia on Friday.
Fan Survey Results
Last month, The Athletic released its annual USC Football Fan Survey. Earlier this month, it published the results.
Here are a few of the highlights:
-On a scale of one through five (with five being the best and one being the worst), 91.5 percent of fans rated “the health of USC’s program” as either a four or a five.
-77.1 percent of fans felt as though the biggest challenge for the Trojans moving forward is “building a suitable defense”.
-82.8 percent of fans predicted that USC will finish with a record of either 11-1 or 10-2 in 2023.
If you subscribe to The Athletic, be sure to go check out the full results!
