NCAA Tournament March Madness

#21 BYU

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Projected seed: 6

BYU’s resume fits a midseed placement because its best moments — a neutral-court win over Villanova, a run of neutral-site victories against Wisconsin, Miami, Dayton and Clemson, and road wins at Baylor and at Kansas State — prove the offense can carry the team away from home, while the narrow neutral loss to Connecticut shows it can hang with elite competition. Its worst moments, which include road losses at Arizona and at Kansas and damaging setbacks to Houston and at Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, expose defensive inconsistency and the kind of bad results that limit upward movement. That offensive firepower makes the Cougars a safe bet to be invited but the defensive holes and those signature losses keep them from cracking the top tier. Upcoming chances against Colorado, a return trip to Arizona, a home date with Iowa State and road tests at West Virginia and Cincinnati give BYU clear opportunities to add the kind of statement wins that would push them higher or to confirm the current placement.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Villanova26W71-66
11/8Holy Cross328W98-53
11/11Delaware269W85-68
11/15(N)Connecticut8L86-84
11/21(N)Wisconsin30W98-70
11/27(N)Miami FL40W72-62
11/28(N)Dayton95W83-79
12/3(N)Cal Baptist118W91-60
12/9(N)Clemson33W67-64
12/13UC Riverside275W100-53
12/16Pacific103W93-57
12/19Abilene Chr251W85-67
12/22E Washington210W109-81
1/3@Kansas St105W83-73
1/7Arizona St70W104-76
1/10@Utah125W89-84
1/14TCU52W76-70
1/17@Texas Tech17L84-71
1/24Utah125W91-78
1/26Arizona2L86-83
1/31@Kansas14L90-82
2/4@Oklahoma St62L99-92
2/7Houston4L77-66
2/10@Baylor44W99-94
2/14Colorado7988%
2/18@Arizona215%
2/21Iowa St743%
2/24UCF4981%
2/28@West Virginia5968%
3/3@Cincinnati5163%
3/7Texas Tech1759%