NCAA Tournament March Madness

#169 N Colorado

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Northern Colorado’s profile is built around a signature road triumph at Colorado and solid nonconference work, including a neutral-site win over Cal State Fullerton and a road victory at Pepperdine that show the team can win away from home, while a narrow neutral loss to St. Thomas Minnesota and an aggressive outing at Texas Tech underscore the offense’s upside. Those highs are offset by damaging conference defeats at Montana State and at Montana and an unexpected home setback to Denver that expose defensive inconsistency and create resume vulnerability. The remainder of the Big Sky slate — highlighted by a home chance to avenge the Montana State loss and important trips to Portland State and Cal State Sacramento along with key matchups against Weber State and Idaho — gives Northern Colorado clear pathways to bolster its case, but the margin for error is slim and avoiding more lopsided losses will be essential.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/15@Pepperdine254W88-81
11/21(N)St Thomas MN140L73-72
11/22@Portland230W86-80
11/23(N)CS Fullerton234W97-93
11/26@Air Force333W71-53
12/3@NE Omaha272W75-70
12/6South Dakota289W89-87
12/16@Texas Tech20L101-90
12/20Denver248L86-79
12/28@Colorado83W86-81
1/1@Montana St156L89-75
1/3@Montana186L88-79
1/8Idaho St17562%
1/10Weber St21469%
1/15@Portland St16538%
1/17@CS Sacramento28762%
1/19Montana St15659%
1/24@Northern Arizona29264%
1/29Idaho19066%
1/31E Washington24675%
2/5@Weber St21448%
2/7@Idaho St17540%
2/12CS Sacramento28781%
2/14Portland St16560%
2/21Northern Arizona29282%
2/26@E Washington24655%
2/28@Idaho19044%
3/2Montana18665%