NCAA Tournament March Madness

#115 Hawaii

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Projection: likely out

Hawaii has flashed enough quality to be interesting but not enough to feel safe, with narrow losses at Oregon and a gritty game with Arizona State showing they can hang with better competition while wins at UC Davis and at UC Riverside and home victories over UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara demonstrate they can win in familiar spots; those positives are undercut by a bad, lopsided defeat at Cal State Northridge, a home loss to Cal Poly, and an inconsistent road résumé that includes losses at UC San Diego and on the road at UC Irvine. The defense has been the program’s anchor while the offense has been up and down, which leaves the team reliant on home comfort instead of a marquee road or neutral victory that committees covet, and a closing home date with Long Beach State is a chance to avoid further damage but it is unlikely to erase the lack of a signature win and the blemishes that keep them on the wrong side of the bubble.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Oregon96L60-59
11/9East Texas A&M286W100-74
11/12MS Valley St365W88-56
11/14Manhattan329W86-56
11/15Utah Tech184W68-62
11/20Arizona St63L83-76
11/28North Dakota276W92-55
12/4UC Davis155W75-69
12/6CS Fullerton169W69-59
12/13UTEP277W66-61
1/1@UC Riverside260W88-45
1/3@UC San Diego113L83-73
1/10UC Irvine106W67-66
1/15@Cal Poly211W86-66
1/17@UC Santa Barbara126L77-62
1/22CS Bakersfield327W98-71
1/24CS Northridge176W89-68
1/29@UC Irvine106L87-76
1/31@Long Beach St234W89-82
2/7UC San Diego113W72-67
2/12@CS Bakersfield327W89-74
2/14@CS Northridge176L84-60
2/19Cal Poly211L86-75
2/21UC Santa Barbara126W78-75
2/26@UC Davis155W77-73
2/28@CS Fullerton169W87-85
3/6UC Riverside260W93-74
3/8Long Beach St23483%