NCAA Tournament March Madness

#117 Bradley

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Projection: likely out

Bradley’s profile is built around a few clear positives and some damaging blemishes, with neutral-site wins over Princeton and Liberty and a road victory at Indiana State showing the team can beat credible opponents away from its building and a win over Washington State giving the resume a nonconference boost. Those upsides are tempered by a neutral loss to St. Bonaventure, a road defeat at San Francisco and a neutral setback to UC San Diego plus a puzzling loss to Tennessee Martin that undercut the good work. The defense has been the steadier pillar while the offense has flashed unevenly, which makes road and neutral results especially important. Upcoming road tests at Belmont and Murray State and a slate of conference games at home and on the road offer clear chances for signature wins or more resume damage, so until those outcomes are decided Bradley sits where the committee expects teams with solid but inconsistent résumés to sit, with upside still available but margin for error slim.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)St Bonaventure114L69-63
11/8C Michigan323W85-54
11/12TN Martin201L78-67
11/15@San Francisco96L75-64
11/19MA Lowell303W87-77
11/24(N)Princeton267W88-64
11/25(N)UC San Diego89L87-77
11/26(N)Liberty104W74-64
12/2Washington St152W64-60
12/6N Illinois317W84-55
12/18@Indiana St202W108-99
12/21S Illinois12163%
12/29Evansville27888%
1/1@Belmont6323%
1/4@Murray St9430%
1/7Drake14167%
1/10Northern Iowa9552%
1/13@Evansville27872%
1/17@Illinois St9029%
1/21Indiana St20280%
1/24IL Chicago20079%
1/31@Drake14146%
2/3Valparaiso20580%
2/6@Northern Iowa9531%
2/9Belmont6342%
2/15@S Illinois12140%
2/18@Valparaiso20561%
2/21Illinois St9051%
2/24@IL Chicago20060%
3/1Murray St9452%