NCAA Tournament March Madness

#103 Grand Canyon

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Projected seed: 12 (automatic qualifier)

Grand Canyon's resume fits its current placement because it pairs a handful of solid nonconference wins, most notably a victory over Utah and comfortable wins against Northern Illinois and Purdue Fort Wayne, with damaging setbacks a committee will notice such as an upset loss to Youngstown State, a road defeat at Saint Louis and a neutral-site offensive struggle against Iowa. The Antelopes have shown they can defend and dominate at home but they have not yet proven consistent toughness away from Phoenix. Upcoming chances, particularly a neutral-site meeting with Oklahoma State and difficult road tests at Boise State, San Diego State and Utah State, present clear ways to add a signature result; if those opportunities slip the earlier bad losses will stand out and keep them in the same lower-seed territory.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3PFW257W90-71
11/7Youngstown St186L90-81
11/10N Illinois271W88-59
11/15@St Louis49L78-64
11/21Northwestern LA307W85-72
11/25Utah126W68-58
11/26(N)Iowa22L59-46
12/2Stetson33996%
12/6(N)Oklahoma St5131%
12/13Coastal Car22787%
12/20@Wyoming11745%
12/22IUPUI33796%
1/3Colorado St7851%
1/6@Boise St5625%
1/10San Jose St18381%
1/13@New Mexico10440%
1/17Utah St2830%
1/21San Diego St4740%
1/24@Fresno St14454%
1/27@Nevada11344%
1/30Boise St5645%
2/3Air Force31493%
2/7@UNLV13450%
2/11New Mexico10462%
2/14@San Jose St18363%
2/17@San Diego St4721%
2/21Wyoming11767%
2/25UNLV13471%
2/28@Utah St2814%
3/3@Air Force31482%
3/7Fresno St14475%