NCAA Tournament March Madness

#182 Idaho

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Idaho looks like an automatic qualifier because its resume is anchored by a signature road upset at Washington State and meaningful wins away from home, including victories at South Dakota State and Weber State and a marquee win over Montana State, while the most damaging moments — a heavy neutral-site loss to Sam Houston State and setbacks at Notre Dame and Cal State Bakersfield — are blemishes that remain fixable. The Vandals have proven they can win in hostile environments but have been inconsistent against top conference rivals such as Montana and Northern Colorado, so the upcoming road dates at Montana and Montana State and the home opportunities against Weber State and Idaho State plus regular-season chances against Portland State, Cal State Sacramento, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado and Eastern Washington are the events that will let them erase the bad losses, bolster the good ones, and finish with the kind of resume that earns the conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Washington St127W83-81
11/12@San Diego202L78-74
11/15@UC San Diego121L75-67
11/26(N)CS Northridge187W78-64
11/28(N)Sam Houston St102L94-68
12/3North Dakota272W90-58
12/6@S Dakota St191W84-81
12/10@Notre Dame83L80-65
12/21@Cal Poly248W83-80
12/23@CS Bakersfield315L64-63
1/3E Washington232W84-81
1/8Montana151L79-73
1/10Montana St156W92-89
1/15@Idaho St218L76-68
1/17@Weber St215W75-67
1/22CS Sacramento249W86-76
1/24Portland St136L69-66
1/29@N Colorado186L91-83
1/31@Northern Arizona314W79-62
2/5@Montana St15634%
2/7@Montana15133%
2/12Weber St21568%
2/14Idaho St21868%
2/19@Portland St13629%
2/21@CS Sacramento24953%
2/26Northern Arizona31486%
2/28N Colorado18662%
3/2@E Washington23250%