NCAA Tournament March Madness

#141 N Colorado

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Northern Colorado’s résumé hinges on a signature road win at Colorado that proves the program can beat a power‑conference opponent away from home, but beyond that result the nonconference slate offers little that will impress a selection committee. A lopsided defeat at Texas Tech and a close neutral loss to St. Thomas, along with ugly road setbacks in league play, expose a defense that has surrendered too many high‑scoring affairs and create damaging losses against inferior competition. Northern Colorado has shown resilience with important conference wins at Weber State and Idaho and an authoritative home victory over Montana that suggest the team can peak at the right time, yet those bright spots are offset by setbacks at Montana State and on other league trips that dilute the résumé. With minimal opportunity to add another signature nonconference win, the clearest path to the NCAA field runs through winning the Big Sky tournament and claiming the league’s automatic bid.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/15@Pepperdine264W88-81
11/21(N)St Thomas MN109L73-72
11/22@Portland202W86-80
11/23(N)CS Fullerton168W97-93
11/26@Air Force345W71-53
12/3@NE Omaha262W75-70
12/6South Dakota282W89-87
12/16@Texas Tech20L101-90
12/20Denver234L86-79
12/28@Colorado70W86-81
1/1@Montana St133L89-75
1/3@Montana186L88-79
1/8Idaho St250W85-72
1/10Weber St198L76-71
1/15@Portland St146L76-73
1/17@CS Sacramento265L93-89
1/19Montana St133L73-68
1/24@Northern Arizona319L81-77
1/29Idaho145W91-83
1/31E Washington171W74-71
2/5@Weber St198W88-74
2/7@Idaho St250W69-61
2/12CS Sacramento265W95-79
2/14Portland St146W77-65
2/21Northern Arizona319W78-77
2/26@E Washington171L82-72
2/28@Idaho145W76-67
3/2Montana186W85-57
3/9(N)Montana186L95-89