NCAA Tournament March Madness

#117 N Dakota St

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Projection: likely out

North Dakota State’s résumé sits on the outside because a few useful road victories, most visibly at Drake and at Oral Roberts, are overwhelmed by damaging setbacks in unfavorable settings. A trip to Oregon State and a road loss at UC Davis will linger with the committee and a neutral-site defeat at UC Irvine only amplifies the concern. The Bison’s best moments, including those road wins and a tight home outing against St Thomas, show they can win away from comfort but the absence of a true signature scalp and a reversal when they visited St Thomas expose inconsistency. With the slate provided there are limited remaining ways to flip perception, so without a headline victory against a widely respected opponent the résumé is likely to keep them on the outside.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Oregon St178L67-65
11/5@UC Davis152L80-68
11/11CS Northridge167W90-68
11/17S Illinois116W92-85
11/26(N)Jacksonville St207W56-43
11/28@Arkansas St153L85-80
12/3@Montana188W81-72
12/6Northern Arizona319W69-68
12/11@CS Bakersfield322W80-69
12/13@Drake185W99-94
12/21(N)UC Irvine110L74-73
12/22@UTEP277L76-66
12/31South Dakota283W84-61
1/3Oral Roberts309W79-77
1/8@Missouri KC358W97-73
1/10@NE Omaha254W78-76
1/14S Dakota St216W76-65
1/17St Thomas MN103W68-65
1/22@Denver233W82-77
1/24@Oral Roberts309W86-58
1/31@South Dakota283W89-84
2/5Denver233L78-71
2/7NE Omaha254W92-84
2/14@North Dakota282W83-66
2/18@S Dakota St216W74-66
2/21Missouri KC358W95-59
2/26@St Thomas MN103L84-62
2/28North Dakota282W96-63
3/5(N)Oral Roberts309W76-65