Central Michigan vs. Pepperdine

It will be a telling first round as one of these teams will emerge at 4-0. The Chippewas are a bit less settled with just two starters returning from last year, and despite being 3-0, a pair of the teams I'm sure you never heard of. Pepperdine is starting to become a legitimate team again in the WCC. They have taken a different path with wins over Weber State, and Cal Poly. The Waves have a lot of offense returning from a team that won 18 games in each of the last two years, beat St. Mary's twice, and BYU last year. I think the Waves are a bit ahead in the early going, so make the play on Pepperdine on the moneyline.