NCAA Tournament March Madness

#306 CS Bakersfield

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

CS Bakersfield’s résumé shows flashes that matter and flaws that hurt: road wins at Fresno State and UC Davis and narrow victories over Idaho and UC Riverside prove they can grind out results away from home, but those bright spots are swamped by heavy defeats at California, Mississippi and Florida State and ugly losses at UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego that will make the committee wary of an at‑large case. With few quality nonconference scalps and a pattern of poor results on the road, the safest route to the NCAA Tournament is the Big West title, and the remaining slate — including difficult trips to Hawaii and UC Irvine alongside more winnable home dates against Cal Poly, Long Beach State and league rivals — represents the practical opportunities to repair the profile.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@California75L87-60
11/11W Illinois355W74-58
11/14@Mississippi68L82-60
11/17@Portland St157L93-80
11/22MS Valley St365W86-70
11/25@Florida St105L89-59
11/30@Fresno St135W76-71
12/4@CS Northridge204L87-66
12/6@UC Santa Barbara156L109-84
12/11N Dakota St140L80-69
12/13Pepperdine267L70-62
12/23Idaho191W64-63
1/1UC Irvine125L81-77
1/3@UC Davis165W81-79
1/8UC Riverside273W67-66
1/10@Long Beach St229L81-75
1/15UC Santa Barbara156L75-69
1/17UC San Diego104L83-62
1/22@Hawaii1007%
1/23@Hawaii1007%
1/29Cal Poly24547%
1/31UC Davis16532%
2/5@UC Irvine12510%
2/7@CS Fullerton20220%
2/12Hawaii10018%
2/19@UC Riverside27332%
2/21CS Fullerton20239%
2/26@UC San Diego1047%
2/28Long Beach St22944%
3/5CS Northridge20440%
3/7@Cal Poly24526%