NCAA Tournament March Madness

#214 New Orleans

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

New Orleans’ résumé is anchored by genuine statement road victories at TCU and Tulane that prove the team can win away from home, but those high points are offset by ugly trips to LSU and Texas Tech and lopsided losses at Memphis and Fresno State that drag down the profile. Competitive showings on the road at Mississippi State and Pepperdine indicate the roster can hang with quality opponents, yet the string of damaging road defeats leaves very little margin for error. The remainder of the schedule includes manageable home dates such as Incarnate Word and a cluster of Southland opponents that are clear chances to rebuild the résumé alongside a couple of brutal road tests, most notably a trip to Houston and a visit to McNeese State, that are unlikely to produce signature wins. In short, the best moments are real but are overwhelmed by too many bad losses and a lack of neutral‑site marquee results, so the team’s fate now hinges on protecting home court and navigating a few critical road dates to avoid a must-win conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@TCU58W78-74
11/10@LSU39L93-58
11/14@Tulane188W85-63
11/18@Pepperdine294L90-79
11/21@Fresno St173L85-76
11/24@Mississippi St82L81-78
11/26@Texas Tech19L82-50
12/3@Memphis65L86-70
12/6Houston Chr268L85-76
12/8Incarnate Word19357%
12/13@Houston101%
12/29@UTRGV18734%
12/31@TAM C. Christi21940%
1/3@Northwestern LA30055%
1/5East Texas A&M29274%
1/10Nicholls St25668%
1/12@SE Louisiana28151%
1/17SF Austin14345%
1/19Lamar22763%
1/24@McNeese St7610%
1/26@Nicholls St25646%
1/31Northwestern LA30076%
2/2@East Texas A&M29253%
2/7UTRGV18756%
2/9TAM C. Christi21962%
2/14@Houston Chr26848%
2/16@Incarnate Word19335%
2/21@Lamar22741%
2/23@SF Austin14325%
2/28McNeese St7624%
3/2SE Louisiana28172%