NCAA Tournament March Madness

#104 Hawaii

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Projected seed: 14 (automatic qualifier)

Hawaii's résumé reads like an automatic qualifier because its best moments include a competitive road showing at Oregon and a tight test against Arizona State while its defense has kept the team in games even as the offense has been uneven against stronger opponents. The most eye-catching results are lopsided wins over lesser nonconference foes and authoritative victories at UC Riverside and Cal State Bakersfield, but those do not replace the value of a true signature road or neutral victory. The blowout loss at Cal State Northridge and setbacks at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara have damaged any at-large case. Remaining conference rematches and road tests at UC Davis and Cal State Fullerton along with home dates against Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara and repeat meetings with Long Beach State and UC Riverside give Hawaii clear opportunities to protect its profile. Until those chances are converted, the defense and the Oregon showing are the primary reasons a committee would view this résumé more as a conference champion’s path than as an at-large résumé.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Oregon97L60-59
11/9East Texas A&M278W100-74
11/12MS Valley St365W88-56
11/14Manhattan327W86-56
11/15Utah Tech178W68-62
11/20Arizona St70L83-76
11/28North Dakota289W92-55
12/4UC Davis155W75-69
12/6CS Fullerton180W69-59
12/13UTEP266W66-61
1/1@UC Riverside271W88-45
1/3@UC San Diego117L83-73
1/10UC Irvine114W67-66
1/15@Cal Poly224W86-66
1/17@UC Santa Barbara129L77-62
1/22CS Bakersfield317W98-71
1/24CS Northridge157W89-68
1/29@UC Irvine114L87-76
1/31@Long Beach St242W89-82
2/7UC San Diego117W72-67
2/12@CS Bakersfield317W89-74
2/14@CS Northridge157L84-60
2/19Cal Poly22484%
2/20Cal Poly22484%
2/22UC Santa Barbara12968%
2/26@UC Davis15553%
2/28@CS Fullerton18058%
3/5UC Riverside27190%
3/6UC Riverside27190%
3/7Long Beach St24286%
3/8Long Beach St24286%