NCAA Tournament March Madness

#174 Montana

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Montana's season presents challenges that complicate their tournament standing. They struggled significantly against strong opponents, suffering heavy losses to teams like Oregon and Tennessee, which raises concerns about their ability to compete at a higher level. While they have secured wins against lower-ranked teams like CS Sacramento and Weber State, their overall inconsistency, especially on defense with several games allowing over 80 points, damages their case. Additionally, losses to Idaho State and Northern Colorado, teams that are also positioned lower in the rankings, further weaken their resume, indicating that they will likely need to capture the Big Sky tournament title to secure a spot in the NCAA tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Oregon33L79-48
11/13@Tennessee6L92-57
11/18@Utah St52L95-83
11/24Denver299W83-73
11/25Utah Tech296W69-66
11/27CS Northridge96W83-75
12/4S Dakota St107W71-67
12/7@St Thomas MN120L88-81
12/16@Northern Iowa100L104-76
12/21@San Francisco67L71-67
1/2@E Washington277W92-81
1/4@Idaho260W73-71
1/9Northern Arizona239W81-76
1/11N Colorado130L81-57
1/16@Weber St282W63-59
1/18@Idaho St187L86-61
1/20Idaho260W72-67
1/25Montana St177W77-70
1/30Portland St190W92-78
2/1CS Sacramento338W87-59
2/6@N Colorado130W86-78
2/8@Northern Arizona239W83-80
2/13Idaho St187W81-68
2/15Weber St282W65-58
2/22@Montana St177W89-85
2/27@CS Sacramento338W60-54
3/1@Portland St190L79-76
3/3E Washington277W83-72