Southern Mississippi's NCAA tournament will begin in Baton Rouge. The Golden Eagles were placed into a regional with No. 16 LSU, along with Stony Brook ( (31-21) and Arizona State (37-17).
USM will open the tournament Friday at 1 p.m. against Arizona State, while host LSU will Stony Brook Friday at 7 p.m.
The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a 38-19 record (20-10 C-USA).
Southern Miss reached the NCAA tourney with an impressive undefeated run through the Conference USA tournament. They defeated Florida Atlantic 4-0 in the title game to capture their third conference title in four years.