NCAA Tournament March Madness
#69 Kansas St
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Projection: likely out
Kansas State’s résumé contains a couple of clear highlights but is undermined by damaging setbacks and an unforgiving remainder of the schedule. The neutral-site win over Mississippi State and the home victory over California stand out, yet those moments are offset by an ugly road loss at Indiana, home defeats to Bowling Green and Seton Hall, and a narrow neutral defeat to Nebraska that keeps the resume from feeling settled. The offense can score but defensive inconsistency and a lack of meaningful road and neutral victories make it hard to sell the profile. Upcoming road tests at Creighton, Arizona and other hostile venues and high‑profile home dates against BYU and Kansas are the only realistic ways to swing perception. If those opportunities aren’t seized, the mix of bad losses and uneven performance away from home will leave the team’s tournament hopes in a fragile position.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/4 | UNC Greensboro | 289 | W93-64 |
| 11/8 | Bellarmine | 259 | W98-71 |
| 11/13 | California | 76 | W99-96 |
| 11/17 | Tulsa | 73 | W84-83 |
| 11/20 | (N)Mississippi St | 87 | W98-77 |
| 11/21 | (N)Nebraska | 21 | L86-85 |
| 11/25 | @Indiana | 26 | L86-69 |
| 12/1 | Bowling Green | 111 | L82-66 |
| 12/6 | Seton Hall | 48 | L78-67 |
| 12/8 | MS Valley St | 365 | W108-49 |
| 12/13 | @Creighton | 49 | W83-76 |
| 12/20 | South Dakota | 270 | 95% |
| 12/28 | ULM | 353 | 99% |
| 1/3 | BYU | 8 | 23% |
| 1/7 | @Arizona | 4 | 6% |
| 1/10 | @Arizona St | 65 | 38% |
| 1/14 | UCF | 50 | 53% |
| 1/17 | @Oklahoma St | 56 | 34% |
| 1/20 | Utah | 130 | 80% |
| 1/24 | Kansas | 16 | 31% |
| 1/27 | @West Virginia | 72 | 41% |
| 2/1 | Iowa St | 3 | 16% |
| 2/7 | @TCU | 64 | 37% |
| 2/11 | Cincinnati | 78 | 64% |
| 2/14 | @Houston | 9 | 10% |
| 2/17 | Baylor | 32 | 44% |
| 2/21 | @Texas Tech | 27 | 21% |
| 2/25 | @Colorado | 63 | 37% |
| 2/28 | TCU | 64 | 59% |
| 3/3 | West Virginia | 72 | 63% |
| 3/7 | @Kansas | 16 | 15% |