NCAA Tournament March Madness

#52 Boise St

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Projection: next four out

Boise St’s body of work reads like a team with upside but noticeable warts, highlighted by a neutral-site win over St Mary’s and a true road victory at Butler that show it can beat quality opponents away from home, plus a solid nonconference result against Wichita State, yet marred by neutral losses to USC and NC State and a damaging trip at Nevada that raise questions about consistency. The Broncos have proven they can defend and win in hostile environments, but the losses to power programs and the Nevada setback undercut those bright spots. The remainder of the Mountain West slate gives Boise St several clear chances to add resume-building wins at home against New Mexico and Grand Canyon and to lock down the league with victories over UNLV and Colorado State, while road tests at San Diego State, Utah State and New Mexico offer opportunities to erase doubt. How Boise St handles those high-profile conference dates will determine whether the signature nonconference wins are seen as the start of something or merely isolated highlights.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8Utah Valley81W101-77
11/11UTRGV203W85-65
11/15Montana St171W62-58
11/18Wichita St93W62-59
11/24(N)USC39L70-67
11/25(N)NC State26L81-70
12/6@Butler48W77-68
12/10Duquesne125W86-64
12/14(N)St Mary's CA32W68-67
12/20@Nevada66L81-66
12/30New Mexico7070%
1/3@San Diego St5139%
1/6Grand Canyon9576%
1/7Grand Canyon9576%
1/10Utah St3150%
1/13@UNLV14171%
1/16Colorado St8975%
1/20@Wyoming9758%
1/24Air Force32499%
1/27@San Jose St20082%
1/30@Grand Canyon9556%
2/3Nevada6669%
2/7@New Mexico7048%
2/13UNLV14187%
2/18@Utah St3129%
2/21San Jose St20093%
2/24Wyoming9777%
2/28@Fresno St16977%
3/3San Diego St5161%
3/7@Colorado St8954%