NCAA Tournament March Madness

#325 Louisiana

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Projected seed: 14

Louisiana’s résumé is defined by modest home wins such as SE Louisiana, ULM and Norfolk State but it is severely weakened by lopsided road losses at Stanford, Santa Clara, UC Davis, McNeese State and Louisiana Tech that expose a persistent inability to win away from hostile sites. A home loss to Tulane and defeats at Southern Miss and Troy underline inconsistent play against respectable conference and mid‑major opponents while tight losses to South Alabama and Jackson State show a team that struggles to finish on the road. The remaining Sun Belt slate — road trips to Texas State, South Alabama, Appalachian State, Old Dominion and James Madison plus home dates with Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina and Arkansas State and a return against Texas State — offers clear chances to pick up the kind of neutral and road results that would repair the résumé, but the club must stop suffering blowouts that erase the value of its modest signature wins. Until it proves it can win away from home, the committee is likely to treat the profile as incomplete compared with teams that have already shown consistent road toughness.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Ball St324L75-64
11/7SE Louisiana260W58-52
11/11Tulane163L66-62
11/14@McNeese St73L88-62
11/18@Stanford80L93-66
11/21@Santa Clara50L80-43
11/24@UC Davis168L77-56
11/28Jackson St331L51-45
12/3@Lamar224L65-55
12/6UNC Wilmington117L70-63
12/13@Louisiana Tech240L65-44
12/18@Southern Miss200L62-54
12/20@ULM352W76-62
12/28Norfolk St284W63-54
12/31South Alabama201L63-58
1/3Southern Miss200L74-67
1/8ULM352W85-79
1/10Troy130L90-70
1/14@Texas St26424%
1/17@South Alabama20114%
1/22@Appalachian St23619%
1/24@Old Dominion24221%
1/29Georgia St29551%
1/31Ga Southern23437%
2/4@James Madison22317%
2/12Coastal Car26144%
2/19Arkansas St13420%
2/21Texas St26445%
2/24@Troy1308%
2/27@Arkansas St1348%