NCAA Tournament March Madness

#41 LSU

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Projection: first four out

LSU’s résumé is built on routine blowouts of inferior opposition and a couple of eye‑opening wins away from Baton Rouge, yet it is marred by an ugly neutral loss to Texas Tech and damaging results like the setback at Texas A&M and the home loss to South Carolina. The neutral victory over SMU and the road trip success at Boston College prove the Tigers can win outside their building, but those signature moments are offset by the one-sided defeat at Texas Tech and the uneven conference showings. The remainder of the slate offers multiple chances to add resume‑boosting road wins at places such as Vanderbilt, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas and to bolster the ledger at home against Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas A&M. That combination of solid but not elite marquee wins, a few conspicuous losses, and a stretch of meaningful opportunities explains where they sit with the selection committee.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5Tarleton St161W96-60
11/10New Orleans213W93-58
11/13Florida Intl167W98-81
11/18Alcorn St344W107-81
11/21NE Omaha274W99-73
11/28(N)Drake177W71-62
11/29(N)DePaul111W96-63
12/3@Boston College160W78-69
12/7(N)Texas Tech20L82-58
12/13(N)SMU31W89-77
12/19SE Louisiana265W78-65
12/22Prairie View285W104-90
12/29Southern Miss189W90-62
1/3@Texas A&M42L75-72
1/6South Carolina69L78-68
1/10@Vanderbilt513%
1/14Kentucky3053%
1/17Missouri5267%
1/20@Florida1319%
1/24@Arkansas2227%
1/28Mississippi St6571%
1/31@South Carolina6952%
2/7Georgia2953%
2/10Arkansas2248%
2/14@Tennessee1622%
2/17@Texas5145%
2/21Alabama1440%
2/25@Mississippi7052%
2/28Oklahoma5468%
3/3@Auburn3736%
3/7Texas A&M4262%