NCAA Tournament March Madness

#70 Colorado

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Projection: first four out

Colorado’s profile is built around a handful of impressive nonconference wins — neutral-site victories over Washington and San Francisco and a solid result against Providence — but those bright spots are tempered by damaging defeats such as the road loss at Colorado State and the neutral setback against Stanford that exposed defensive lapses. The nonconference slate also contains many low-major wins that won’t move a committee much without follow-up success in league play, and the Buffs still face a gauntlet of true road tests in league play along with marquee home dates against the league’s best. Those upcoming opportunities are the story: converting tough trips to Cincinnati, West Virginia, Baylor, Texas Tech, BYU and Houston or snagging a signature win at home over the likes of Kansas or Arizona would change the narrative, while more splits and home-only success will leave doubts about the team’s ability to win away from Boulder and the consistency of its defense.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Montana St170W84-78
11/8E Washington258W102-97
11/14Providence75W97-88
11/17Alabama St277W94-66
11/21UC Davis167W95-79
11/27(N)San Francisco97W79-69
11/28(N)Washington47W81-68
12/1Cal Baptist127W78-70
12/6@Colorado St73L91-86
12/13UT San Antonio284W88-64
12/17Portland St182W84-73
12/20(N)Stanford81L77-68
12/28N Colorado16886%
1/3@Arizona St7741%
1/7Utah12378%
1/10Texas Tech2637%
1/14@Cincinnati7240%
1/17@West Virginia6738%
1/18Kansas1629%
1/20Kansas1629%
1/24UCF4550%
1/29@Iowa St35%
2/1TCU5658%
2/4@Baylor2920%
2/7Arizona St7763%
2/11@Texas Tech2619%
2/14@BYU1110%
2/21Oklahoma St6159%
2/25Kansas St5858%
2/28@Houston109%
3/3@Utah12358%
3/7Arizona213%