NCAA Tournament March Madness

#308 CS Bakersfield

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

CS Bakersfield’s resume is shaped by a handful of respectable moments and a series of damaging defeats that explain its current standing. The road win at Fresno State and a gritty home victory over Idaho show the team can execute in tough spots, but heavy losses at California, Mississippi and Florida State and lopsided defeats at UC Santa Barbara and CS Northridge have erased much of that goodwill and revealed a troubling inability to win meaningful games away from home. That mix — scarce signature wins and several ugly losses, especially on the road and at neutral sites — leaves the team needing notable results in the stretch, with upcoming road tests at UC Irvine and UC Davis and home dates against UC Riverside, Long Beach State, Cal Poly and CS Fullerton representing clear opportunities to change the narrative. Winning key games, particularly away from their own gym against higher-regarded conference opponents, is the only path to substantially improve how the committee will view their resume.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@California73L87-60
11/11W Illinois353W74-58
11/14@Mississippi57L82-60
11/17@Portland St183L93-80
11/22MS Valley St365W86-70
11/25@Florida St109L89-59
11/30@Fresno St169W76-71
12/4@CS Northridge210L87-66
12/6@UC Santa Barbara143L109-84
12/11N Dakota St151L80-69
12/13Pepperdine266L70-62
12/23Idaho187W64-63
1/1UC Irvine13124%
1/3@UC Davis16515%
1/8UC Riverside25848%
1/10@Long Beach St25727%
1/15UC Santa Barbara14326%
1/17UC San Diego8813%
1/22@Hawaii1047%
1/23@Hawaii1047%
1/29Cal Poly24446%
1/31UC Davis16531%
2/5@UC Irvine13110%
2/7@CS Fullerton23224%
2/12Hawaii10417%
2/19@UC Riverside25827%
2/21CS Fullerton23245%
2/26@UC San Diego885%
2/28Long Beach St25748%
3/5CS Northridge21040%
3/7@Cal Poly24426%