NCAA Tournament March Madness

#5 Houston

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Projected seed: 1

Houston’s placement at the top of the bracket comes from resume moments that matter to a committee: signature showings on neutral courts against Arkansas and Kansas, authoritative defensive work in games with Syracuse and Arizona, and resume-building road performances at Baylor and BYU that demonstrate the team can win away from home. The case is tempered by rough outings in hostile settings, most notably on the Kansas and Iowa State trips and in repeated rugged meetings with Arizona, which keep the profile from feeling unassailable. With remaining opportunities on neutral floors and more road dates against notable opponents, Houston has clear chances to erase doubts and lock the top-line status.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Lehigh284W75-57
11/8Towson156W65-48
11/12Oakland169W78-45
11/16(N)Auburn38W73-72
11/20Rider357W91-45
11/24(N)Syracuse83W78-74
11/25(N)Tennessee15L76-73
11/26(N)Notre Dame89W66-56
12/6(N)Florida St56W82-67
12/10Jackson St341W80-38
12/13New Orleans193W99-57
12/20(N)Arkansas18W94-85
12/29MTSU178W69-60
1/3@Cincinnati44W67-60
1/6Texas Tech20W69-65
1/10@Baylor48W77-55
1/13West Virginia59W77-48
1/18Arizona St67W103-73
1/24@Texas Tech20L90-86
1/28@TCU43W79-70
1/31Cincinnati44W76-54
2/4UCF54W79-55
2/7@BYU23W77-66
2/10@Utah126W66-52
2/14Kansas St101W78-64
2/16@Iowa St6L70-67
2/21Arizona3L73-66
2/23@Kansas21L69-56
2/28Colorado70W102-62
3/4Baylor48W77-64
3/7@Oklahoma St66W82-75
3/12(N)BYU23W73-66
3/13(N)Kansas21W69-47
3/14(N)Arizona3L79-74