NCAA Tournament March Madness

#35 LSU

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Projected seed: 5

LSU’s résumé shows real upside tempered by troubling gaps: neutral wins over Drake and DePaul and a road victory at Boston College prove the Tigers can win away from home, but a lopsided neutral defeat to Texas Tech and a nonconference schedule packed with easy blowouts against Tarleton State, New Orleans and Florida International leave the resume thin on signature victories. The slate ahead gives clear chances to change the narrative with home dates against Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas A&M while a string of difficult road trips to Vanderbilt, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Auburn and Mississippi threatens to produce damaging losses. Those competing forces — meaningful neutral successes, an ugly loss, a roster of mostly soft wins and a heavy dose of high-leverage remaining games — explain why the team sits in a borderline position with room to move either direction depending on how the SEC run unfolds.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5Tarleton St193W96-60
11/10New Orleans220W93-58
11/13Florida Intl181W98-81
11/18Alcorn St330W107-81
11/21NE Omaha242W99-73
11/28(N)Drake133W71-62
11/29(N)DePaul121W96-63
12/3@Boston College138W78-69
12/7(N)Texas Tech27L82-58
12/13(N)SMU42W89-77
12/19SE Louisiana28498%
12/22Prairie View30999%
12/29Southern Miss18795%
1/3@Texas A&M5349%
1/6South Carolina8681%
1/10@Vanderbilt1021%
1/14Kentucky1952%
1/17Missouri5270%
1/20@Florida1323%
1/24@Arkansas2534%
1/28Mississippi St8781%
1/31@South Carolina8663%
2/7Georgia2455%
2/10Arkansas2556%
2/14@Tennessee1525%
2/17@Texas4445%
2/21Alabama1748%
2/25@Mississippi6052%
2/28Oklahoma5169%
3/3@Auburn2937%
3/7Texas A&M5370%