NCAA Tournament March Madness

#65 California

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Projection: next four out

California's résumé reads like a team that can flash brilliance but has been undone by damaging losses, with signature wins such as the neutral-site victory over UCLA, a road triumph at Stanford and a gritty road win at Miami balanced against lopsided setbacks to Louisville and Duke and bad losses at Virginia, Virginia Tech and Syracuse. The Golden Bears have shown they can beat quality opponents at home against North Carolina and in tight fashion against Notre Dame, yet defensive lapses in marquee games and a tough road defeat at Kansas State undermine those moments. With remaining opportunities that include a home date with Stanford, a high-profile matchup with SMU and conference games against Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech on the road and a road trip to Wake Forest, there is still a path to repair the résumé, but the severity of the earlier losses means California needs clear statement results away from home or against top opponents to move onto the right side of the bubble.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3CS Bakersfield318W87-60
11/6Wright St148W77-67
11/10CS Fullerton173W93-65
11/13@Kansas St105L99-96
11/18Presbyterian285W67-57
11/21CS Sacramento253W91-67
11/25(N)UCLA42W80-72
12/2Utah125W79-72
12/6Pacific103W67-61
12/13Northwestern LA286W79-70
12/19Morgan St353W97-50
12/21Columbia205W74-56
12/30Louisville15L90-70
1/2Notre Dame82W72-71
1/7@Virginia20L84-60
1/10@Virginia Tech64L78-75
1/14Duke3L71-56
1/17North Carolina29W84-78
1/24@Stanford74W78-66
1/28@Florida St77L63-61
1/31@Miami FL40W86-85
2/4Georgia Tech161W90-85
2/7Clemson33L77-55
2/11@Syracuse67L107-100
2/14@Boston College150W86-75
2/21Stanford7463%
2/25SMU3742%
2/28Pittsburgh10975%
3/4@Georgia Tech16167%
3/7@Wake Forest7241%