NCAA Tournament March Madness

#103 Nevada

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Projection: likely out

Nevada looks like an outsider because the resume's lone high-water mark is a neutral-site win over San Francisco while its worst moments include a heavy trip loss at Santa Clara, a neutral setback against Washington and an ill-timed home defeat to UC Davis. The Wolf Pack have not put together the kind of road and tough-site résumé the committee prizes, so without signature wins away from Reno their profile reads light on quality. The remainder of the schedule offers winnable chances at home against teams such as Air Force, San Jose State, UNLV and Fresno State and presents a few true tests on the road at Washington State and Utah State plus trips to Boise State and San Diego State that could change perceptions. Unless Nevada grabs one of those resume-changing victories the combination of limited high-end wins and damaging losses will leave the committee hesitant.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Louisiana Tech201W77-50
11/8Pacific141W78-77
11/12S Illinois135W86-81
11/15@Santa Clara51L98-83
11/18UC Davis166L75-71
11/22UC Santa Barbara146W77-64
11/27(N)Washington57L83-66
11/28(N)San Francisco91W81-65
12/2UC San Diego9760%
12/7@Washington St16460%
12/13Duquesne12870%
12/20Boise St5845%
12/30@Colorado St6827%
1/3@Fresno St14454%
1/6San Diego St4940%
1/10Wyoming11466%
1/14@Utah St2413%
1/17@Air Force31383%
1/20San Jose St18682%
1/24@New Mexico10941%
1/27Grand Canyon10561%
1/30UNLV13772%
2/3@Boise St5825%
2/7Fresno St14475%
2/14@San Diego St4921%
2/17@San Jose St18663%
2/21Utah St2429%
2/24New Mexico10963%
2/28@UNLV13750%
3/3@Wyoming11444%
3/7Air Force31393%