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
11/7Illinois St137L77-68
11/11@CS Bakersfield240L86-81
11/13@Santa Clara54W88-80
11/18@S Illinois194L69-44
11/26@Samford115L103-98
11/27(N)West Georgia343W73-61
11/28(N)Utah Valley106W83-63
12/4@Weber St286W77-73
12/7N Colorado121W82-70
12/10@Butler76W71-68
12/15W Michigan292W98-62
12/23CS Bakersfield240W94-60
1/2St Thomas MN122L89-85
1/4NE Omaha156L85-80
1/9@Oral Roberts322W110-96
1/11@Denver300W69-50
1/16Missouri KC233W71-64
1/18@South Dakota236W103-77
1/25North Dakota265W87-82
1/30S Dakota St123L72-62
2/2@St Thomas MN122L79-62
2/6@Missouri KC233W78-72
2/8@NE Omaha156L85-74
2/13Oral Roberts322W94-88
2/15Denver300W89-84
2/19@S Dakota St123W77-68
2/22@North Dakota265L79-77
2/26South Dakota236W82-78
3/7(N)South Dakota236L85-84