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@Oregon30L79-48
11/13@Tennessee6L92-57
11/18@Utah St56L95-83
11/24Denver300W83-73
11/25Utah Tech301W69-66
11/27CS Northridge107W83-75
12/4S Dakota St123W71-67
12/7@St Thomas MN122L88-81
12/16@Northern Iowa99L104-76
12/21@San Francisco67L71-67
1/2@E Washington282W92-81
1/4@Idaho266W73-71
1/9Northern Arizona238W81-76
1/11N Colorado121L81-57
1/16@Weber St286W63-59
1/18@Idaho St206L86-61
1/20Idaho266W72-67
1/25Montana St178W77-70
1/30Portland St202W92-78
2/1CS Sacramento339W87-59
2/6@N Colorado121W86-78
2/8@Northern Arizona238W83-80
2/13Idaho St206W81-68
2/15Weber St286W65-58
2/22@Montana St178W89-85
2/27@CS Sacramento339W60-54
3/1@Portland St202L79-76
3/3E Washington282W83-72
3/9(N)Northern Arizona238W74-65
3/11(N)Idaho266W78-55
3/12(N)N Colorado121W91-83
3/20(N)Wisconsin14L85-66