NCAA Tournament March Madness

#7 Connecticut

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Projected seed: 1 (automatic qualifier)

Connecticut’s résumé is anchored by statement wins away from home, most notably the road victory at Kansas and neutral-site triumphs over BYU, Illinois and Florida that show the team can beat quality opponents outside its own building. The most concerning moment is the neutral loss to Arizona, which highlights a vulnerability against top-tier opponents, but that blemish is tempered by convincing wins over Texas and Butler that reinforce consistency. With a stretch of meaningful conference tests ahead — including trips to Xavier, Providence, Seton Hall and Marquette plus high-profile matchups with Villanova and Creighton — the Huskies have clear opportunities to add more signature wins or to reveal lingering issues, and the combination of elite victories, a limited damaging loss, and a chance to improve explains the current evaluation.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3New Haven348W79-55
11/7MA Lowell306W110-47
11/10Columbia129W89-62
11/15(N)BYU11W86-84
11/19Arizona2L71-67
11/23Bryant318W72-49
11/28(N)Illinois9W74-61
12/2@Kansas16W61-56
12/5East Texas A&M296W83-59
12/9(N)Florida12W77-73
12/12Texas46W71-63
12/16Butler51W79-60
12/21@DePaul121W72-54
12/31@Xavier10288%
1/4Marquette11597%
1/7@Providence7582%
1/10DePaul12197%
1/13@Seton Hall4873%
1/17@Georgetown10488%
1/24Villanova2479%
1/27Providence7593%
1/31@Creighton4471%
2/3Xavier10296%
2/6@St John's2057%
2/11@Butler5174%
2/14Georgetown10496%
2/18Creighton4487%
2/21@Villanova2460%
2/25St John's2077%
2/28Seton Hall4888%
3/7@Marquette11590%