NCAA Tournament March Madness
#130 N Dakota St
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
North Dakota State is in a tough spot heading into the tournament conversation, primarily due to inconsistent performances and a lack of quality wins. Their victory over Santa Clara stands out as an impressive upset but is offset by losses to teams like Illinois State and South Dakota State, which are significant hurdles. The team has shown flashes of scoring potential, especially with high-scoring affairs against weaker opponents like Oral Roberts and a solid performance against Butler. However, their defensive shortcomings have been exposed in losses, such as the one to Southern Illinois and the close game against St. Thomas. With upcoming games against conference rivals, including a chance for redemption against South Dakota State, they have an opportunity to bolster their resume, but they'll need to find a way to stabilize their defense to have a shot at an at-large bid if they can't secure the automatic qualification.
Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
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11/7 | Illinois St | 137 | L77-68 |
11/11 | @CS Bakersfield | 240 | L86-81 |
11/13 | @Santa Clara | 54 | W88-80 |
11/18 | @S Illinois | 194 | L69-44 |
11/26 | @Samford | 115 | L103-98 |
11/27 | (N)West Georgia | 343 | W73-61 |
11/28 | (N)Utah Valley | 106 | W83-63 |
12/4 | @Weber St | 286 | W77-73 |
12/7 | N Colorado | 121 | W82-70 |
12/10 | @Butler | 76 | W71-68 |
12/15 | W Michigan | 292 | W98-62 |
12/23 | CS Bakersfield | 240 | W94-60 |
1/2 | St Thomas MN | 122 | L89-85 |
1/4 | NE Omaha | 156 | L85-80 |
1/9 | @Oral Roberts | 322 | W110-96 |
1/11 | @Denver | 300 | W69-50 |
1/16 | Missouri KC | 233 | W71-64 |
1/18 | @South Dakota | 236 | W103-77 |
1/25 | North Dakota | 265 | W87-82 |
1/30 | S Dakota St | 123 | L72-62 |
2/2 | @St Thomas MN | 122 | L79-62 |
2/6 | @Missouri KC | 233 | W78-72 |
2/8 | @NE Omaha | 156 | L85-74 |
2/13 | Oral Roberts | 322 | W94-88 |
2/15 | Denver | 300 | W89-84 |
2/19 | @S Dakota St | 123 | W77-68 |
2/22 | @North Dakota | 265 | L79-77 |
2/26 | South Dakota | 236 | W82-78 |
3/7 | (N)South Dakota | 236 | L85-84 |