NCAA Tournament March Madness
#65 Kansas St
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Projection: likely out
Kansas State's case for a tournament bid hinges precariously on a few impressive victories but is undercut by inconsistency and a lack of dominant performances against top-tier competition. Key wins over teams like Villanova, Baylor, and a pair of triumphs over Iowa State showcase their potential to battle with the big dogs. However, their overall performance, marked by losses to unranked opponents such as Oklahoma State and Cincinnati, and a failure to secure wins against the highest echelon of teams, paints a picture of a squad that struggles to maintain the tenacity needed to advance in March. This lack of consistency, especially down the stretch of the season with losses to teams they should be competing with, like TCU and Texas, smudges their resume, suggesting they might lack the firepower to survive the pressure-cooker of NCAA tournament play. Even within the Big 12, their performance has been a bit of a rollercoaster, which doesn't bode well for the rigors of tournament play where stability and peak form are key.
Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
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11/6 | (N)USC | 104 | L82-69 |
11/10 | Bellarmine | 313 | W83-75 |
11/13 | S Dakota St | 146 | W91-68 |
11/17 | (N)Providence | 52 | W73-70 |
11/19 | (N)Miami FL | 97 | L91-83 |
11/22 | Cent Arkansas | 336 | W100-56 |
11/28 | Oral Roberts | 291 | W88-78 |
12/2 | North Alabama | 230 | W75-74 |
12/5 | Villanova | 42 | W72-71 |
12/9 | @LSU | 100 | W75-60 |
12/17 | Nebraska | 25 | L62-46 |
12/21 | Wichita St | 159 | W69-60 |
1/2 | Chicago St | 310 | W62-55 |
1/6 | UCF | 80 | W77-52 |
1/9 | @West Virginia | 152 | W81-67 |
1/13 | @Texas Tech | 38 | L60-59 |
1/16 | Baylor | 17 | W68-64 |
1/20 | Oklahoma St | 128 | W70-66 |
1/24 | @Iowa St | 9 | L78-67 |
1/27 | @Houston | 3 | L74-52 |
1/30 | Oklahoma | 50 | L73-53 |
2/3 | @Oklahoma St | 128 | L75-72 |
2/5 | Kansas | 22 | W75-70 |
2/10 | @BYU | 30 | L72-66 |
2/17 | TCU | 41 | L75-72 |
2/19 | @Texas | 40 | L62-56 |
2/24 | BYU | 30 | W84-74 |
2/26 | West Virginia | 152 | W94-90 |
3/2 | @Cincinnati | 53 | L74-72 |
3/5 | @Kansas | 22 | L90-68 |
3/9 | Iowa St | 9 | W65-58 |
3/13 | (N)Texas | 40 | W78-74 |
3/14 | (N)Iowa St | 9 | L76-57 |