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
11/6(N)USC104L82-69
11/10Bellarmine313W83-75
11/13S Dakota St146W91-68
11/17(N)Providence52W73-70
11/19(N)Miami FL97L91-83
11/22Cent Arkansas336W100-56
11/28Oral Roberts291W88-78
12/2North Alabama230W75-74
12/5Villanova42W72-71
12/9@LSU100W75-60
12/17Nebraska25L62-46
12/21Wichita St159W69-60
1/2Chicago St310W62-55
1/6UCF80W77-52
1/9@West Virginia152W81-67
1/13@Texas Tech38L60-59
1/16Baylor17W68-64
1/20Oklahoma St128W70-66
1/24@Iowa St9L78-67
1/27@Houston3L74-52
1/30Oklahoma50L73-53
2/3@Oklahoma St128L75-72
2/5Kansas22W75-70
2/10@BYU30L72-66
2/17TCU41L75-72
2/19@Texas40L62-56
2/24BYU30W84-74
2/26West Virginia152W94-90
3/2@Cincinnati53L74-72
3/5@Kansas22L90-68
3/9Iowa St9W65-58
3/13(N)Texas40W78-74
3/14(N)Iowa St9L76-57