NCAA Tournament March Madness

#140 N Dakota St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

North Dakota State’s current projection to need the conference automatic berth makes sense because the résumé is built on competent mid‑major road wins such as victories at Drake and at Missouri KC and a neutral‑site win over Jacksonville State while also containing damaging nonconference setbacks at Oregon State and UC Davis and several tight defeats on the road and at neutral sites including Arkansas State, UTEP and UC Irvine. The best moments prove the team can win away from home and handle conference foes, but those wins mostly come against modest opposition and there is a conspicuous absence of a signature victory to offset the bad losses. The remaining slate, with road trips to Oral Roberts and South Dakota and home chances against North Dakota and Nebraska Omaha, presents clear opportunities to change the resume, yet until a marquee win is added the surest path to the NCAA field for this group is winning the Summit League tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Oregon St226L67-65
11/5@UC Davis165L80-68
11/11CS Northridge204W90-68
11/17S Illinois138W92-85
11/26(N)Jacksonville St235W56-43
11/28@Arkansas St154L85-80
12/3@Montana163W81-72
12/6Northern Arizona321W69-68
12/11@CS Bakersfield306W80-69
12/13@Drake164W99-94
12/21(N)UC Irvine125L74-73
12/22@UTEP279L76-66
12/31South Dakota284W84-61
1/3Oral Roberts310W79-77
1/8@Missouri KC346W97-73
1/10@NE Omaha269W78-76
1/14S Dakota St189W76-65
1/17St Thomas MN130W68-65
1/22@Denver25964%
1/24@Oral Roberts31074%
1/31@South Dakota28469%
2/5Denver25982%
2/7NE Omaha26984%
2/14@North Dakota30874%
2/18@S Dakota St18950%
2/21Missouri KC34694%
2/26@St Thomas MN13036%
2/28North Dakota30888%