NCAA Tournament March Madness
#33 Baylor
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Projected seed: 9
Baylor’s profile reads like a team with real upside but obvious flaws: the nonconference slate boasts signature neutral-site wins over Creighton and San Diego State and a solid home victory over Washington that show the offense can overwhelm good opponents, yet a neutral loss to St. John’s and a road setback at Memphis underscore defensive holes and trouble closing on the road. Conference play has been streaky, with home dates that should produce wins but a league road slate that includes trips to places like Kansas, Houston and Iowa State that will determine how the committee views the resume. The remaining schedule gives Baylor clear paths to improve with manageable home opponents and midweek tests, but the cleanest way to erase the blemishes is to pick up at least a couple of true road or neutral wins against high-quality foes such as Kansas, Houston or the neutral-site matchup with Louisville, because those results will turn the team’s offensive firepower and its occasional defensive breakdowns into a resume that can’t be waved away.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | UTRGV | 181 | W96-81 |
| 11/9 | Washington | 48 | W78-69 |
| 11/14 | Tarleton St | 196 | W94-81 |
| 11/24 | (N)Creighton | 72 | W81-74 |
| 11/25 | (N)St John's | 18 | L96-81 |
| 11/26 | (N)San Diego St | 47 | W91-81 |
| 12/2 | CS Sacramento | 278 | W110-88 |
| 12/6 | @Memphis | 75 | L78-71 |
| 12/10 | Norfolk St | 228 | W97-67 |
| 12/19 | Alcorn St | 328 | 99% |
| 12/21 | Southern Univ | 211 | 96% |
| 1/3 | @TCU | 63 | 53% |
| 1/7 | Iowa St | 4 | 29% |
| 1/10 | Houston | 9 | 39% |
| 1/13 | @Oklahoma St | 55 | 50% |
| 1/16 | @Kansas | 17 | 26% |
| 1/20 | Texas Tech | 27 | 57% |
| 1/24 | TCU | 63 | 74% |
| 1/28 | @Cincinnati | 82 | 60% |
| 1/31 | @West Virginia | 70 | 56% |
| 2/4 | Colorado | 62 | 74% |
| 2/7 | @Iowa St | 4 | 13% |
| 2/10 | BYU | 8 | 37% |
| 2/14 | (N)Louisville | 14 | 35% |
| 2/17 | @Kansas St | 71 | 56% |
| 2/21 | Arizona St | 64 | 75% |
| 2/24 | Arizona | 3 | 29% |
| 2/28 | @UCF | 53 | 49% |
| 3/4 | @Houston | 9 | 20% |
| 3/7 | Utah | 130 | 90% |