NCAA Tournament March Madness

#159 Montana St

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Projected seed: 14 (automatic qualifier)

Montana State's journey toward the NCAA tournament hinges on their ability to capitalize on opportunities within their conference, especially given their mixed results against a challenging non-conference schedule. Losses to Wisconsin and TCU show they can compete against strong opponents, but their overall record is dragged down by losses to teams that could be deemed lower-caliber, like CS Northridge and Denver. Consistent victories against teams like Southern Miss and Missouri Kansas City are essential, but the real test will come during conference play. Winning against Idaho and the return match with E Washington, both critical for momentum, will be important to bolster their chances for the automatic bid through the Big Sky conference tournament. However, their fluctuating defensive performance is concerning; they will need to tighten up that aspect of their game to improve their standing significantly.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Wisconsin29L79-67
11/9@Wichita St101L89-69
11/17@Denver309L79-78
11/19@Northwestern45L72-69
11/24Southern Miss310W79-59
11/26Abilene Chr258W85-59
11/30CS Northridge111L72-69
12/4@NE Omaha285W76-65
12/7Missouri KC246W74-62
12/15@USC83L89-63
12/18@UC Riverside162L83-80
12/22@TCU75L82-48
1/2@Idaho24951%
1/4@E Washington24751%
1/9N Colorado13052%
1/11Northern Arizona25159%
1/16@Idaho St17747%
1/18@Weber St23350%
1/20E Washington24759%
1/25@Montana16846%
1/30CS Sacramento34466%
2/1Portland St24158%
2/6@Northern Arizona25151%
2/8@N Colorado13044%
2/13Weber St23358%
2/15Idaho St17755%
2/22Montana16854%
2/27@Portland St24150%
3/1@CS Sacramento34459%
3/3Idaho24959%