NCAA Tournament March Madness
#174 Montana St
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Projected seed: 15 (automatic qualifier)
Montana State’s résumé is shaped by competitive road trips that say more about upside than finish, with tight losses at Colorado, Stanford, Boise State and Utah State offset by a true road victory at Long Beach State and a solid home win over St. Thomas. Those away performances show the team can handle hostile environments and deserve credit, but damaging defeats such as the loss to Denver and the setback at Oral Roberts leave the nonconference ledger thin on marquee victories. The coming run of conference games and the trip to Oregon State represent the clearest chances to add the kind of road and neutral wins a committee values and to erase the sting of bad results, because consistent success away from home is the fastest path to improving the team’s standing.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | @Colorado | 62 | L84-78 |
| 11/9 | Denver | 301 | L75-73 |
| 11/12 | @Stanford | 90 | L77-68 |
| 11/15 | @Boise St | 44 | L62-58 |
| 11/21 | @Long Beach St | 263 | W78-72 |
| 11/29 | @Utah St | 40 | L84-81 |
| 12/3 | St Thomas MN | 144 | W82-74 |
| 12/6 | @Oral Roberts | 296 | L72-68 |
| 12/13 | @Oregon St | 169 | L67-57 |
| 12/16 | @Cal Poly | 236 | 51% |
| 1/1 | N Colorado | 161 | 58% |
| 1/3 | Northern Arizona | 272 | 77% |
| 1/8 | @E Washington | 235 | 51% |
| 1/10 | @Idaho | 194 | 43% |
| 1/17 | Montana | 205 | 67% |
| 1/19 | @N Colorado | 161 | 36% |
| 1/22 | Idaho St | 159 | 58% |
| 1/24 | Weber St | 207 | 68% |
| 1/29 | @CS Sacramento | 279 | 58% |
| 1/31 | @Portland St | 187 | 42% |
| 2/5 | Idaho | 194 | 65% |
| 2/7 | E Washington | 235 | 72% |
| 2/14 | @Montana | 205 | 45% |
| 2/19 | @Weber St | 207 | 46% |
| 2/21 | @Idaho St | 159 | 35% |
| 2/26 | Portland St | 187 | 64% |
| 2/28 | CS Sacramento | 279 | 78% |
| 3/2 | @Northern Arizona | 272 | 57% |