The number of head coaching jobs at Power 5 schools is now up to six after LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva announced on Monday that men’s head coach Jeff Brown was resigning after 20 years. Brown won just over 60 percent of the 517 matches he coached and was an even .500 against SEC competition. Brown’s LSU teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament 17 times however this year the Tigers fell well short after going 10-17 overall and just 3-9 in the SEC. Brown’s best seasons in Baton Rouge came in his first two seasons when he led the Tigers to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA semifinals. Alleva called the resignation a “mutual decision” though I’m pretty sure Brown wasn’t the one to approach Alleva on the subject. Below is a quote from LSU’s release:

“It’s been a great run,” Brown said. “We had so much success and had so many great people come through our program. I’m proud of all the players that we coached here at LSU and all that we were able to accomplish as a program.”

The other Power 5 jobs currently open are: Virginia men, Virginia women, Tennessee men, USC women, and Minnesota women. 

We’re only a few days away from the start of the NCAA Tournament so it’s time to take a look at each of the men’s regionals. I have the schedule of play listed on my NCAA Tournament page and in each regional preview I’ll list the singles records, singles UTRs, doubles records, UTR Team Power 6, plus I’ll make my prediction at the end. I’ll give the first one away for free but to see the rest you’ll need to be a CTT subscriber ($9.99 month/no long term commitment required). 

Wake Forest Regional

Regional Final: Wake nearly got taken out in the second round last year by Michigan but it won’t that close this year. Prediction: Wake Forest 4-0

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Stanford Regional

Regional Final: They’ll be a lot of good battles up and down the singles lineup but I think the home court advantage and familiarities with the elements will help push Stanford over the top.  I like the Cardinal in doubles and Fawcett, Wilczynski, and Sutter in singles. Prediction: Stanford 4-1

Check back tomorrow for the rest of the regional previews on the Wake Forest side of the draw. 

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