NCAA Tournament March Madness

#6 Houston

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Projected seed: 2

Houston’s standing flows from a resume that pairs smothering defense with a string of resume-defining wins, including true road victories at Baylor, BYU and Cincinnati, eye-catching neutral-site wins over Auburn and Arkansas and authoritative home wins over Texas Tech and Baylor, so the team clearly shows it can win in hostile settings and control games. The best moments are those dominant performances against quality opposition while the blemishes are a handful of slips away from home and on neutral floors at Tennessee, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Arizona and Kansas that keep the profile from feeling untouchable. With a chance to close the regular season with a road date at Oklahoma State, the overall picture balances top-end victories and proven road credentials against a small collection of concerning losses, which is why the placement reflects respect for what this team has done while leaving room for last-minute adjustments.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Lehigh294W75-57
11/8Towson174W65-48
11/12Oakland165W78-45
11/16(N)Auburn40W73-72
11/20Rider357W91-45
11/24(N)Syracuse80W78-74
11/25(N)Tennessee13L76-73
11/26(N)Notre Dame87W66-56
12/6(N)Florida St71W82-67
12/10Jackson St342W80-38
12/13New Orleans184W99-57
12/20(N)Arkansas16W94-85
12/29MTSU175W69-60
1/3@Cincinnati42W67-60
1/6Texas Tech14W69-65
1/10@Baylor50W77-55
1/13West Virginia60W77-48
1/18Arizona St58W103-73
1/24@Texas Tech14L90-86
1/28@TCU45W79-70
1/31Cincinnati42W76-54
2/4UCF48W79-55
2/7@BYU24W77-66
2/10@Utah120W66-52
2/14Kansas St100W78-64
2/16@Iowa St8L70-67
2/21Arizona3L73-66
2/23@Kansas20L69-56
2/28Colorado64W102-62
3/4Baylor50W77-64
3/7@Oklahoma St6884%