NCAA Tournament March Madness

#113 N Dakota St

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Projected seed: 13 (automatic qualifier)

The projection fits because North Dakota State’s nonconference ledger includes damaging road defeats at Oregon State, UC Davis and Arkansas State and a neutral loss at UC Irvine that leave their résumé without a marquee win to offset those blemishes. Their best moments are a string of league road victories and neutral‑site wins over Oral Roberts, NE Omaha and North Dakota that show they can close games away from home but those scalps lack top‑tier heft. Their worst moments, namely the high‑profile losses away and a puzzling setback at St Thomas, expose inconsistency and undermine the overall resume. With limited clear opportunities left to add a truly quality nonconference victory the committee is likely to prefer teams with stronger statement wins or an automatic qualifier.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Oregon St177L67-65
11/5@UC Davis159L80-68
11/11CS Northridge175W90-68
11/17S Illinois117W92-85
11/26(N)Jacksonville St209W56-43
11/28@Arkansas St151L85-80
12/3@Montana186W81-72
12/6Northern Arizona319W69-68
12/11@CS Bakersfield326W80-69
12/13@Drake197W99-94
12/21(N)UC Irvine104L74-73
12/22@UTEP276L76-66
12/31South Dakota282W84-61
1/3Oral Roberts309W79-77
1/8@Missouri KC358W97-73
1/10@NE Omaha262W78-76
1/14S Dakota St220W76-65
1/17St Thomas MN109W68-65
1/22@Denver234W82-77
1/24@Oral Roberts309W86-58
1/31@South Dakota282W89-84
2/5Denver234L78-71
2/7NE Omaha262W92-84
2/14@North Dakota275W83-66
2/18@S Dakota St220W74-66
2/21Missouri KC358W95-59
2/26@St Thomas MN109L84-62
2/28North Dakota275W96-63
3/5(N)Oral Roberts309W76-65
3/7(N)NE Omaha262W74-50
3/8(N)North Dakota275W70-62