NCAA Tournament March Madness

#4 Houston

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Projected seed: 2

Houston’s resume reads like a top-tier tournament profile because a stingy defense has produced dominant wins on neutral floors and in hostile arenas while leaving only limited blemishes. Statement neutral-site wins over Auburn and Arkansas and a dominant road showing at Baylor highlight the team’s ability to beat quality opponents away from home, and convincing victories over Arizona State and road wins at BYU and Utah reinforce that defensive identity. The setbacks—a close neutral loss to Tennessee and a road loss at Texas Tech—are noticeable but were followed by steady responses, and the schedule still contains favorable home dates against Kansas State and Colorado along with looming tests at Iowa State, Arizona, and at Kansas that will either cement this standing or create room to move.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Lehigh306W75-57
11/8Towson169W65-48
11/12Oakland138W78-45
11/16(N)Auburn31W73-72
11/20Rider357W91-45
11/24(N)Syracuse67W78-74
11/25(N)Tennessee19L76-73
11/26(N)Notre Dame82W66-56
12/6(N)Florida St77W82-67
12/10Jackson St341W80-38
12/13New Orleans211W99-57
12/20(N)Arkansas18W94-85
12/29MTSU181W69-60
1/3@Cincinnati51W67-60
1/6Texas Tech17W69-65
1/10@Baylor44W77-55
1/13West Virginia59W77-48
1/18Arizona St70W103-73
1/24@Texas Tech17L90-86
1/28@TCU52W79-70
1/31Cincinnati51W76-54
2/4UCF49W79-55
2/7@BYU21W77-66
2/10@Utah125W66-52
2/14Kansas St10598%
2/16@Iowa St743%
2/21Arizona254%
2/23@Kansas1455%
2/28Colorado7996%
3/4Baylor4491%
3/7@Oklahoma St6286%