The Ramblers (21-4, 16-2) are ranked 20th in the Associated Press poll and 18th in the NET rankings, which the NCAA Tournament selection committee uses to help seed the field. Projected as a No. 8 seed by ESPN, Loyola appears to be safely in the tournament this season rather than needing to win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, which begins Thursday in St. Louis.
Clayton Custer, one of the stars of Loyola’s 2018 Final Four team, is ready for another run with the Ramblers — this time as a member of the coaching staff
