NCAA Tournament March Madness

#175 N Colorado

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Northern Colorado’s resume reads like a team whose surest path to the NCAA field runs through the Big Sky tournament because its signature moments — road wins at Colorado and Pepperdine and a neutral-site victory over Cal State Fullerton — prove it can win away from home, while a string of damaging conference setbacks including losses to Montana, Montana State and the road defeat at Sacramento have undercut at-large appeal. The offense has shown it can score in any building but the defense has been inconsistent, which means close games against top opponents have tipped the wrong way more often than not. With a handful of winnable chances left, notably the trip to Northern Arizona and a home date with Sacramento, and a difficult road test at Weber State still to come, the Bears have clear opportunities to strengthen their case but at this stage their profile still points to needing the automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/15@Pepperdine267W88-81
11/21(N)St Thomas MN130L73-72
11/22@Portland196W86-80
11/23(N)CS Fullerton202W97-93
11/26@Air Force340W71-53
12/3@NE Omaha269W75-70
12/6South Dakota284W89-87
12/16@Texas Tech19L101-90
12/20Denver259L86-79
12/28@Colorado78W86-81
1/1@Montana St152L89-75
1/3@Montana163L88-79
1/8Idaho St203W85-72
1/10Weber St195L76-71
1/15@Portland St157L76-73
1/17@CS Sacramento282L93-89
1/19Montana St152L73-68
1/24@Northern Arizona32171%
1/29Idaho19164%
1/31E Washington23371%
2/5@Weber St19543%
2/7@Idaho St20344%
2/12CS Sacramento28280%
2/14Portland St15757%
2/21Northern Arizona32187%
2/26@E Washington23350%
2/28@Idaho19142%
3/2Montana16358%