NCAA Tournament March Madness

#178 Idaho St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Idaho State's resume reflects significant challenges, particularly in non-conference play, where their losses to Arizona State and UCLA highlight the gap between them and higher-caliber teams. Despite an impressive defensive ranking—evidenced by their ability to hold opponents like Oral Roberts to a modest score—offensively, they struggle, particularly against tougher matchups. The next few games against teams such as Northern Colorado and Montana will be crucial; winning these could provide vital momentum. However, the overall strength of their schedule, combined with a lack of marquee wins, indicates that they would likely need to secure the Big Sky conference tournament title to nail down a spot in the NCAA tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5@Arizona St50L55-48
11/7@USC83L75-69
11/16@San Diego318W78-66
11/18@CS Fullerton290L62-61
11/20@UCLA19L84-70
12/4@South Dakota203L94-80
12/7Oral Roberts314W71-55
12/18Utah Valley136L70-56
1/2@Northern Arizona25450%
1/4@N Colorado12543%
1/11Weber St21756%
1/16Montana St15853%
1/18Montana16653%
1/23@CS Sacramento34458%
1/25@Portland St23849%
1/30E Washington24357%
2/1Idaho25358%
2/3N Colorado12551%
2/8@Weber St21748%
2/13@Montana16645%
2/15@Montana St15845%
2/20Portland St23857%
2/22CS Sacramento34465%
2/27@Idaho25350%
3/1@E Washington24350%
3/3Northern Arizona25458%