NCAA Tournament March Madness

#101 Kansas St

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Projection: likely out

Kansas State’s profile is built on a handful of eye-catching wins but undercut by a long string of ugly defeats, especially away from Manhattan. The resume includes a convincing neutral-site victory over Mississippi State, a gritty road win at Creighton and a solid nonconference scalp of California, yet those moments are overwhelmed by lopsided losses at Arizona, Indiana and Houston and damaging home setbacks to Kansas and Iowa State. Losses to mid‑major opponents further erode credibility because the Wildcats have not shown the consistent road and neutral success the committee prizes. The remaining slate offers clear chances to repair the resume with a home date against Baylor, road tests at Texas Tech and Kansas and games against Colorado, TCU and West Virginia that will determine whether Kansas State can climb back into consideration or drift further out of the picture.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4UNC Greensboro298W93-64
11/8Bellarmine273W98-71
11/13California66W99-96
11/17Tulsa60W84-83
11/20(N)Mississippi St86W98-77
11/21(N)Nebraska11L86-85
11/25@Indiana34L86-69
12/1Bowling Green139L82-66
12/6Seton Hall48L78-67
12/8MS Valley St365W108-49
12/13@Creighton77W83-76
12/20South Dakota282W106-76
12/28ULM354W94-85
1/3BYU22L83-73
1/7@Arizona3L101-76
1/10@Arizona St71L87-84
1/14UCF53L82-73
1/17@Oklahoma St62L84-83
1/20Utah127W81-78
1/24Kansas15L86-62
1/27@West Virginia55L59-54
2/1Iowa St7L95-61
2/7@TCU50L84-82
2/11Cincinnati51L91-62
2/14@Houston4L78-64
2/17Baylor4437%
2/21@Texas Tech166%
2/25@Colorado7329%
2/28TCU5041%
3/3West Virginia5544%
3/7@Kansas156%