NCAA Tournament March Madness

#241 Cal Poly

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Cal Poly’s profile features a couple of genuine road wins, most notably at Utah and at Cal State Fullerton, that prove the team can win away from home, but those moments are offset by a brutal loss at USC and damaging defeats at Colorado State, Montana, and against low-majors like Northern Arizona and Southeast Missouri State that weaken the overall résumé. The team has shown it can put up points but has also surrendered too many easy ones, producing an inconsistent picture on both ends that selection committees weigh heavily when comparing resumes. With a trip to UCLA and a meeting with Montana State still on the horizon there are clear opportunities to add a signature result, while a slate filled with league games and a handful of manageable home dates gives Cal Poly the chance to shore up fundamentals and avoid more harmful defeats. Until they either grab a high-visibility road or neutral win or stop piling up puzzling losses, their best moments won’t be enough to overcome the damage elsewhere.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@USC35L94-64
11/8@Seattle109W73-71
11/12@Colorado St59L93-79
11/14@Montana203L90-82
11/20@Utah122W92-85
11/24@Northern Arizona264L93-87
11/25(N)SE Missouri St228L84-68
12/4@CS Fullerton279W94-91
12/6UC Riverside250L88-84
12/16Montana St16447%
12/19@UCLA313%
12/21Idaho19454%
1/1UC San Diego9927%
1/3@Long Beach St26544%
1/8@CS Northridge24740%
1/10UC Davis16548%
1/15Hawaii10128%
1/22@UC Santa Barbara14020%
1/24CS Fullerton27968%
1/29@CS Bakersfield30152%
1/31@UC Riverside25041%
2/5CS Northridge24762%
2/7@UC Davis16527%
2/12UC Irvine12435%
2/14UC Santa Barbara14040%
2/19@Hawaii10113%
2/20@Hawaii10113%
2/26Long Beach St26566%
2/28@UC San Diego9912%
3/5@UC Irvine12417%
3/7CS Bakersfield30173%