NCAA Tournament March Madness

#345 Air Force

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Air Force’s profile shows why the most realistic path to the NCAA field is via the Mountain West tournament because its wins come against low-level nonconference foes such as Alabama State, SIUE and IUPUI while its ledger is marred by heavy losses to the league’s top teams like Utah State and New Mexico and repeated blowouts on the road at Boise State, San Diego State and Fresno State. A couple of competitive road showings at Navy and Wyoming provide brief evidence the team can hang in some league games, but those flashes are overwhelmed by lopsided defeats at Belmont, Colorado State and multiple stints in San Diego that leave no signature wins to sway a selection committee. With the remaining trip to Nevada offering a tough chance to alter perception, winning the conference tournament is the practical necessity for Air Force to reach the NCAA field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Belmont65L79-63
11/8Austin Peay165L74-54
11/11LIU Brooklyn215L76-72
11/15Miami OH90L76-61
11/19Alabama St317W66-64
11/21SIUE257W77-63
11/23IUPUI318W98-85
11/26N Colorado139L71-53
11/29(N)South Dakota283L80-63
12/3Pacific113L80-65
12/7@Navy140L61-56
12/17@San Diego St46L81-58
12/30Wyoming97L68-56
1/3@UNLV105L67-39
1/6Utah St36L99-62
1/10New Mexico48L91-49
1/13@San Jose St232L70-62
1/17Nevada74L81-66
1/20@Colorado St83L81-52
1/24@Boise St58L96-54
1/31Fresno St126L79-62
2/3@Grand Canyon63L81-57
2/7San Diego St46L88-54
2/10Colorado St83L91-74
2/14@Fresno St126L93-63
2/17@New Mexico48L98-61
2/21UNLV105L91-66
2/24San Jose St232L86-80
2/28@Wyoming97L66-62
3/3Grand Canyon63L86-60
3/7@Nevada741%