NCAA Tournament March Madness

#81 Nevada

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Projection: likely out

Nevada’s résumé reads like a club capable of eye-catching wins but also vulnerable to damaging lapses. The Pack have flashed upside with road victories at Washington State and Colorado State, a strong neutral-site showing against San Francisco, and a solid home result over Boise State, all of which check the box for quality wins. Those highs are undercut by an ugly trip to Santa Clara, a neutral loss to Washington and an inexplicable stumble against UC Davis, results the committee will not forget. The rest of the league slate offers plenty of chances to pad the résumé at home while presenting a handful of true tests on the road at Utah State, Boise State and San Diego State that can change the perception entirely. Finish the regular season with clean road work and no more bad losses and the profile moves in the right direction; more slips and the mixed body of work keeps the committee cautious.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Louisiana Tech226W77-50
11/8Pacific129W78-77
11/12S Illinois125W86-81
11/15@Santa Clara55L98-83
11/18UC Davis171L75-71
11/22UC Santa Barbara163W77-64
11/27(N)Washington48L83-66
11/28(N)San Francisco101W81-65
12/2UC San Diego91W76-70
12/7@Washington St154W78-64
12/13Duquesne137W78-75
12/20Boise St63W81-66
12/30@Colorado St88W75-62
1/3@Fresno St146W66-65
1/6San Diego St50L73-68
1/10Wyoming9566%
1/14@Utah St2618%
1/17@Air Force33693%
1/20San Jose St22290%
1/24@New Mexico5331%
1/27Grand Canyon9365%
1/30UNLV14882%
2/3@Boise St6335%
2/7Fresno St14681%
2/14@San Diego St5029%
2/17@San Jose St22276%
2/21Utah St2636%
2/24New Mexico5353%
2/28@UNLV14863%
3/3@Wyoming9544%
3/7Air Force33698%