NCAA Tournament March Madness

#269 Missouri St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Missouri St's resume is defined by modest home wins and a string of damaging road losses that leave its standing precarious. The narrow home victory over Oral Roberts and wins over UTRGV and Lindenwood show the team can close out lesser opponents, but those results are not the kind of signature wins that sway a selection panel. Conversely, lopsided defeats at Tulsa and at Xavier and the surprising loss to Arkansas St at home reveal a vulnerability against stronger competition and a tendency to struggle on the road. The remaining slate includes road dates at Delaware, at WKU and at MTSU and home opportunities against UTEP and Sam Houston St that can supply a meaningful road win and some needed stability, yet the margin for error is thin if Missouri St cannot stop accumulating damaging results away from home.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/11Arkansas St139L86-85
11/15@UT Arlington163L67-49
11/22UTRGV180W74-67
11/24LIU Brooklyn213L75-61
12/6@Tulsa82L98-74
12/12@Xavier102L75-57
12/16Oral Roberts299W63-62
12/23Lindenwood236W70-65
12/29@Delaware26839%
1/2UTEP21451%
1/4New Mexico St13332%
1/7@Kennesaw16220%
1/10Florida Intl18144%
1/14@WKU14718%
1/17@MTSU15820%
1/22@New Mexico St13315%
1/24@UTEP21430%
1/28Sam Houston St11829%
1/31Jacksonville St24056%
2/7@Liberty10310%
2/12Louisiana Tech18846%
2/14Delaware26861%
2/18Kennesaw16239%
2/21@Florida Intl18124%
2/26@Louisiana Tech18826%
2/28@Sam Houston St11813%
3/5WKU14736%
3/7MTSU15839%