NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: CS Sacramento

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#275 CS Sacramento

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CS Sacramento’s résumé is defined by contrast: it has shown it can compete in tight games against mid‑major opponents with a home win over Presbyterian and competitive outings versus UC Santa Barbara and at UC Davis, yet the nonconference slate is marred by heavy losses on brutal road trips to high‑major programs such as UCLA, Baylor and California that strip those games of positive value. The lack of meaningful road or neutral‑site victories leaves the committee with few signature wins to reward and makes the few quality moments feel like isolated instances rather than a trend. The remaining stretch of the schedule features multiple true road tests at Cal Baptist and Cal State Northridge and conference trips into places like Weber State, Northern Colorado and Montana that represent the primary opportunities to build the kind of resume the committee respects. Put simply, competent showings against peers are outweighed by damaging defeats away from home so wins in hostile venues are the clearest path to changing how this team is judged.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/11	UC Santa Barbara	140	L92-87
11/14	@UC Davis	165	L77-73
11/16	Presbyterian	266	W64-62
11/18	@UCLA	31	L79-48
11/21	@California	71	L91-67
11/29	@Pacific	123	L68-54
12/2	@Baylor	33	L110-88
12/20	@Cal Baptist	131	15%
12/22	@CS Northridge	247	34%
1/1	@Idaho St	158	20%
1/3	@Weber St	209	29%
1/10	@Portland St	183	25%
1/15	Northern Arizona	264	59%
1/17	N Colorado	162	41%
1/22	@Idaho	194	26%
1/24	@E Washington	240	33%
1/29	Montana St	164	41%
1/31	Montana	203	49%
2/2	Weber St	209	50%
2/7	Portland St	183	45%
2/12	@N Colorado	162	21%
2/14	@Northern Arizona	264	37%
2/19	E Washington	240	55%
2/21	Idaho	194	47%
2/26	@Montana	203	27%
2/28	@Montana St	164	21%
3/2	Idaho St	158	40%