NCAA Tournament March Madness
#159 Montana
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Montana's NCAA tournament prospects hinge on their overall performance, particularly their troubling losses against top-tier opponents, like Oregon and Tennessee, which underscore their struggles against stronger competition. Despite securing wins against teams like Northern Arizona and Idaho, the level of competition in the Big Sky and their inconsistent defensive showing (evidenced by their losses to teams such as Northern Iowa and St. Thomas MN) limit their tournament appeal. To improve their standing, they need to aggressively pursue wins in upcoming matchups and potentially claim the conference championship, as that could be their only path to an automatic bid.
Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
11/8 | @Oregon | 30 | L79-48 |
11/13 | @Tennessee | 6 | L92-57 |
11/18 | @Utah St | 56 | L95-83 |
11/24 | Denver | 300 | W83-73 |
11/25 | Utah Tech | 301 | W69-66 |
11/27 | CS Northridge | 107 | W83-75 |
12/4 | S Dakota St | 123 | W71-67 |
12/7 | @St Thomas MN | 122 | L88-81 |
12/16 | @Northern Iowa | 99 | L104-76 |
12/21 | @San Francisco | 67 | L71-67 |
1/2 | @E Washington | 282 | W92-81 |
1/4 | @Idaho | 266 | W73-71 |
1/9 | Northern Arizona | 238 | W81-76 |
1/11 | N Colorado | 121 | L81-57 |
1/16 | @Weber St | 286 | W63-59 |
1/18 | @Idaho St | 206 | L86-61 |
1/20 | Idaho | 266 | W72-67 |
1/25 | Montana St | 178 | W77-70 |
1/30 | Portland St | 202 | W92-78 |
2/1 | CS Sacramento | 339 | W87-59 |
2/6 | @N Colorado | 121 | W86-78 |
2/8 | @Northern Arizona | 238 | W83-80 |
2/13 | Idaho St | 206 | W81-68 |
2/15 | Weber St | 286 | W65-58 |
2/22 | @Montana St | 178 | W89-85 |
2/27 | @CS Sacramento | 339 | W60-54 |
3/1 | @Portland St | 202 | L79-76 |
3/3 | E Washington | 282 | W83-72 |
3/9 | (N)Northern Arizona | 238 | W74-65 |
3/11 | (N)Idaho | 266 | W78-55 |
3/12 | (N)N Colorado | 121 | W91-83 |
3/20 | (N)Wisconsin | 14 | L85-66 |