NCAA Tournament March Madness

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

This team's resume doesn't suggest they're in line for an at-large bid, justifying a need for an auto-bid to punch their ticket to the dance. Several red flags here: losses to a wide array of teams indicate inconsistency, especially with setbacks against teams like Eastern Washington and Weber State, who are respectable in the Big Sky but not juggernauts on the national scene. An inability to knock off higher-ranked opponents, like Washington State and Stanford on the road, shows they might struggle against top-tier competition. The victory against UC San Diego is a bright spot, but it isn't enough to offset the slew of losses, including those at home which typically hurt a team's perception, evident in defeats at the hands of Montana and Idaho State. They will have to tear through the conference tournament with gusto and deliver an unmistakable message that they are playing their best basketball at the most crucial time of the season.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@Washington St49L84-59
11/9CS Northridge221L76-73
11/22@Seattle123L92-55
11/24(N)UC San Diego125W73-70
11/29Denver267L67-65
12/2Cal Poly339W85-70
12/5Pacific355W83-53
12/9@Utah Tech281W63-62
12/17@Stanford121L82-64
12/21@UC Riverside210L82-67
12/28CS Sacramento305W61-58
12/30Portland St249L77-72
1/3St Thomas MN173L75-67
1/13E Washington143L79-58
1/18@Idaho St264L64-59
1/20@Weber St163L88-65
1/25Northern Arizona287L75-60
1/27N Colorado205L89-68
2/1@Montana151L73-70
2/3@Montana St204W81-75
2/5@CS Sacramento305W61-45
2/10@E Washington143L87-79
2/15Weber St163L70-69
2/17Idaho St264W55-53
2/22@N Colorado205L76-62
2/24@Northern Arizona287W86-76
2/29Montana St204L62-48
3/2Montana151L80-57
3/4@Portland St249L72-57
3/9(N)CS Sacramento305L72-64