NCAA Tournament March Madness

#78 Colorado

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Projection: likely out

Colorado’s standing as a team that looks like it could be left on the outside is understandable because its résumé mixes a few solid neutral wins and a road victory at Arizona State with a set of damaging blemishes that committees notice most. The neutral-site scalps of Washington and San Francisco and a home victory over Providence are real assets, yet they are negated by an upset loss at home to Northern Colorado, road defeats at Cincinnati and West Virginia, and a neutral loss to Stanford that together erode the profile. Conference play has featured competitive showings against high-end opponents but also a loss to Texas Tech that undercuts the home ledger, so Colorado still lacks the clean quad-defining road or neutral signature that moves teams onto the safe side. The back half of the schedule hands the team a slate of marquee chances — including home dates with Kansas and Arizona and trips to Iowa State, Baylor, Texas Tech, BYU and Houston — and how Colorado fares in those games or whether it can avoid more damaging slips will determine if this résumé climbs back into comfortable territory or remains on the outside looking in.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Montana St157W84-78
11/8E Washington235W102-97
11/14Providence64W97-88
11/17Alabama St297W94-66
11/21UC Davis162W95-79
11/27(N)San Francisco104W79-69
11/28(N)Washington52W81-68
12/1Cal Baptist138W78-70
12/6@Colorado St93L91-86
12/13UT San Antonio344W88-64
12/17Portland St154W84-73
12/20(N)Stanford76L77-68
12/28N Colorado170L86-81
1/3@Arizona St80W95-89
1/7Utah116W85-73
1/10Texas Tech21L73-71
1/14@Cincinnati54L77-68
1/17@West Virginia60L72-61
1/20Kansas1927%
1/24UCF4345%
1/29@Iowa St87%
2/1TCU5350%
2/4@Baylor4224%
2/7Arizona St8061%
2/11@Texas Tech2114%
2/14@BYU1510%
2/21Oklahoma St6658%
2/25Kansas St8262%
2/28@Houston77%
3/3@Utah11654%
3/7Arizona212%