NCAA Tournament March Madness

#345 Air Force

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Air Force's résumé leaves the selection committee little reason to consider an at-large bid because the program's wins came against low-tier nonconference foes while it suffered repeated, lopsided setbacks to the league's best teams both at home and on the road. Wins over Alabama State, SIUE and IUPUI offer scant signature value and there is no neutral-site or true road statement to offset heavy defeats in trips to Belmont, San Diego State, Boise State, New Mexico, Fresno State and Grand Canyon. A string of damaging losses to conference rivals such as Colorado State, Nevada and UNLV erased any late momentum and underscored a season defined more by bad losses than quality wins. With that profile, the only realistic route to the NCAA tournament is to secure the Mountain West's automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Belmont69L79-63
11/8Austin Peay173L74-54
11/11LIU Brooklyn216L76-72
11/15Miami OH93L76-61
11/19Alabama St318W66-64
11/21SIUE256W77-63
11/23IUPUI317W98-85
11/26N Colorado141L71-53
11/29(N)South Dakota282L80-63
12/3Pacific112L80-65
12/7@Navy142L61-56
12/17@San Diego St48L81-58
12/30Wyoming98L68-56
1/3@UNLV108L67-39
1/6Utah St30L99-62
1/10New Mexico50L91-49
1/13@San Jose St225L70-62
1/17Nevada75L81-66
1/20@Colorado St88L81-52
1/24@Boise St62L96-54
1/31Fresno St132L79-62
2/3@Grand Canyon61L81-57
2/7San Diego St48L88-54
2/10Colorado St88L91-74
2/14@Fresno St132L93-63
2/17@New Mexico50L98-61
2/21UNLV108L91-66
2/24San Jose St225L86-80
2/28@Wyoming98L66-62
3/3Grand Canyon61L86-60
3/7@Nevada75L74-59
3/11(N)Nevada75L80-45