NCAA Tournament March Madness
#189 Idaho
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Idaho’s resume is anchored by a statement road victory at Washington State and a gritty road win at South Dakota State that show the team can win away from home against strong opponents. Those high points are offset by an ugly neutral-site loss to Sam Houston State and a lopsided defeat at Notre Dame, plus a pair of setbacks in California that expose defensive lapses and make the nonconference résumé uneven. Quality home and neutral wins over teams like Cal State Northridge and North Dakota help the profile but do not erase the damage of the heavy losses, and the Big Sky schedule still presents clear chances to add resume-building road or neutral wins against Montana and Montana State as well as home opportunities against Sacramento State and Northern Arizona. The combination of a few signature road victories, several damaging defeats, and a conference slate with winnable but not guaranteed games is what shapes how the committee will view Idaho.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | @Washington St | 152 | W83-81 |
| 11/12 | @San Diego | 223 | L78-74 |
| 11/15 | @UC San Diego | 89 | L75-67 |
| 11/26 | (N)CS Northridge | 213 | W78-64 |
| 11/28 | (N)Sam Houston St | 118 | L94-68 |
| 12/3 | North Dakota | 326 | W90-58 |
| 12/6 | @S Dakota St | 192 | W84-81 |
| 12/10 | @Notre Dame | 64 | L80-65 |
| 12/21 | @Cal Poly | 231 | 48% |
| 12/23 | @CS Bakersfield | 314 | 65% |
| 1/3 | E Washington | 262 | 73% |
| 1/8 | Montana | 207 | 65% |
| 1/10 | Montana St | 169 | 56% |
| 1/14 | Idaho St | 172 | 57% |
| 1/15 | @Idaho St | 172 | 35% |
| 1/17 | @Weber St | 218 | 45% |
| 1/22 | CS Sacramento | 269 | 74% |
| 1/24 | Portland St | 183 | 59% |
| 1/29 | @N Colorado | 167 | 34% |
| 1/31 | @Northern Arizona | 291 | 57% |
| 2/5 | @Montana St | 169 | 34% |
| 2/7 | @Montana | 207 | 42% |
| 2/12 | Weber St | 218 | 66% |
| 2/14 | Idaho St | 172 | 57% |
| 2/19 | @Portland St | 183 | 37% |
| 2/21 | @CS Sacramento | 269 | 53% |
| 2/26 | Northern Arizona | 291 | 77% |
| 2/28 | N Colorado | 167 | 56% |
| 3/2 | @E Washington | 262 | 52% |