NCAA Tournament March Madness

#76 Kansas St

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Projection: likely out

Kansas State’s resume has clear bright spots and clear blemishes that explain its current standing: signature wins away from home and on neutral courts, most notably the upset of Mississippi State at a neutral site and a road victory at Creighton, show the Wildcats can win outside Manhattan and against quality opponents, but those moments are undermined by ugly losses such as the drubbing at Indiana and home setbacks to Bowling Green and Seton Hall that create worry about consistency. A narrow neutral loss to Nebraska stings but will be viewed less harshly than the blowouts, and the routs over low-level opponents prove nothing when measured against the league gauntlet still to come. The remaining slate hands Kansas State several concrete chances to improve the resume, with a virtually guaranteed game against ULM to avoid an avoidable slip, high-profile home assignments against BYU and Kansas to add statement wins, and tough trips to Arizona and Houston that could elevate the profile if the Wildcats compete. In short, a committee will credit the road and neutral victories but remain wary until Kansas State closes out the tougher portions of its schedule without more damaging losses.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4UNC Greensboro293W93-64
11/8Bellarmine248W98-71
11/13California75W99-96
11/17Tulsa66W84-83
11/20(N)Mississippi St81W98-77
11/21(N)Nebraska23L86-85
11/25@Indiana29L86-69
12/1Bowling Green113L82-66
12/6Seton Hall47L78-67
12/8MS Valley St365W108-49
12/13@Creighton44W83-76
12/20South Dakota294W106-76
12/28ULM352W94-85
1/3BYU1023%
1/7@Arizona24%
1/10@Arizona St7841%
1/14UCF4550%
1/17@Oklahoma St6036%
1/20Utah12477%
1/24Kansas1729%
1/27@West Virginia6738%
2/1Iowa St314%
2/7@TCU5533%
2/11Cincinnati6359%
2/14@Houston1210%
2/17Baylor3039%
2/21@Texas Tech2117%
2/25@Colorado8643%
2/28TCU5555%
3/3West Virginia6760%
3/7@Kansas1713%