Despite victories over schools like UCLA, Notre Dame, USC and Georgetown, the NCAA Tournament will not feature the Monmouth Hawks.

Beating UCLA was Monmouth's first win in school history against a PAC-12 team. The win over Notre Dame was the Hawk's first-ever win over at Top25 team. Beating Georgetown was the first time the school beat a Big East team.

My alma mater got national recognition this year for the antics of the Bench Mob as well. So not only is the March Madness Tournament losing a competitive team who beat some big-name opponents and could have pulled off some great upsets, they're also losing one of the most entertaining groups in the country.

The Hawks did claim a 1-seed in this year's National Invitation Tournament. The Hawks will host the Bucknell Bison on Wednesday night at 7:30pm at the MAC in West Long Branch. You can buy tickets to cheer on the Hawks right here!

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