NCAA Tournament March Madness

#9 Gonzaga

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Projected seed: 2 (automatic qualifier)

Gonzaga’s résumé reads like a committee-friendly mix of marquee neutral-site wins over the likes of Alabama, Kentucky, UCLA and Oregon and true road victories at Arizona State, Pepperdine and San Diego that prove it can win away from home. The profile is blemished by a lopsided neutral loss to Michigan, a result that stands out and keeps evaluators cautious about consistency against elite opponents. That concern is tempered by a string of dominant wins over lesser competition and a gritty escape against San Francisco that shows the team can close games when tested. With a conference stretch that includes two meetings with St. Mary’s including an away trip, a road date at Oregon State and other midweek road tests, Gonzaga has clear opportunities to erase the damage of its worst night and reinforce the signature non‑conference victories that anchor its standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3TX Southern332W98-43
11/8Oklahoma65W83-68
11/11Creighton53W90-63
11/14@Arizona St83W77-65
11/17Southern Utah278W122-50
11/24(N)Alabama19W95-85
11/25(N)Maryland126W100-61
11/26(N)Michigan2L101-61
12/5(N)Kentucky28W94-59
12/7North Florida339W109-58
12/13(N)UCLA41W82-72
12/17Campbell203W98-70
12/21(N)Oregon91W91-82
12/28@Pepperdine273W96-56
12/30@San Diego199W99-93
1/2Seattle120W80-72
1/4Loy Marymount155W82-47
1/8Santa Clara43W89-77
1/15@Washington St146W86-65
1/17@Seattle120W71-50
1/21Pepperdine273W84-60
1/24San Francisco100W68-66
1/31St Mary's CA3481%
2/4@Portland19195%
2/7@Oregon St22197%
2/10Washington St14698%
2/14@Santa Clara4369%
2/18@San Francisco10086%
2/21Pacific11596%
2/25Portland19199%
2/28@St Mary's CA3463%