NCAA Tournament March Madness
#205 N Colorado
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Northern Colorado's resume shows a team that can certainly put up points, as evidenced by the robust offensive output throughout the season—teams like Denver and Northern Arizona felt that firsthand. However, the glaring gulfs in their defense are almost as big as an open prairie sky, with even less resistant opponents like Idaho State and Texas A&M Commerce managing to run up the score. The Bears' out-of-conference schedule did provide opportunities to make a statement, but games against Colorado State and Colorado slipped through their fingers like sand. Sure, they've shown resolve in tight wins over Montana and Montana State, but the inability to consistently beat top-tier teams—or avoid being tripped up by lower-ranked conference adversaries—paints a clear picture. This is a quintessential case of a team that needs to hoist the conference tournament trophy to punch their ticket to the dance because their current body of work is unlikely to suffice.
Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
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11/14 | Colorado St | 34 | L83-64 |
11/18 | @New Mexico St | 260 | L76-71 |
11/21 | (N)Chicago St | 310 | W78-77 |
11/22 | (N)Radford | 218 | L79-68 |
11/29 | @San Diego | 251 | L74-72 |
12/2 | CS Northridge | 221 | W75-71 |
12/11 | @TX A&M Commerce | 330 | L101-99 |
12/15 | @Colorado | 37 | L90-68 |
12/21 | @Air Force | 288 | W83-79 |
12/30 | Northern Arizona | 287 | W92-77 |
1/3 | @North Dakota | 250 | W97-87 |
1/6 | Denver | 267 | W86-82 |
1/11 | @Montana | 151 | W98-92 |
1/13 | @Montana St | 204 | L90-81 |
1/18 | CS Sacramento | 305 | W77-75 |
1/20 | Portland St | 249 | W90-61 |
1/25 | @E Washington | 143 | L77-74 |
1/27 | @Idaho | 314 | W89-68 |
2/1 | Idaho St | 264 | W91-86 |
2/3 | Weber St | 163 | L82-63 |
2/8 | Montana St | 204 | W73-70 |
2/10 | Montana | 151 | W87-71 |
2/15 | @Portland St | 249 | L82-72 |
2/17 | @CS Sacramento | 305 | W80-75 |
2/22 | Idaho | 314 | W76-62 |
2/24 | E Washington | 143 | L85-76 |
2/29 | @Weber St | 163 | L85-81 |
3/2 | @Idaho St | 264 | W81-79 |
3/4 | @Northern Arizona | 287 | W82-74 |
3/10 | (N)Idaho St | 264 | L83-76 |