NCAA Tournament March Madness

#136 North Texas

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

North Texas' path to the NCAA field runs through the American Athletic Conference tournament because its résumé is anchored by a stifling defense but hamstrung by a sputtering offense and too few marquee road or neutral wins. A signature home win over Memphis and clutch home results against Florida Atlantic show what the program can do, yet those positives are undercut by a lopsided trip to St. Mary's, a narrow loss at Oregon State and a neutral-site setback to Santa Clara. The team has been frustratingly inconsistent against league rivals, winning at home while dropping tough contests away to Tulsa and UAB, and that combination of offensive limitations and shaky road performance makes an at-large case unlikely unless North Texas secures the conference crown.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Northwestern LA281W80-53
11/9(N)Loyola-Chicago280W64-62
11/12@Oregon St177L66-64
11/14@St Mary's CA24L80-49
11/20Cent Arkansas153W74-56
11/25E Washington171W79-71
11/30Prairie View288W72-69
12/2Houston Chr292W77-75
12/7TCU43L65-55
12/14@South Alabama205W58-57
12/17(N)Santa Clara35L63-60
12/31@Memphis134L57-48
1/4Tulsa63W72-67
1/7South Florida47L74-70
1/11@Wichita St82L78-67
1/18@Tulane211W71-63
1/21UT San Antonio340W81-62
1/23East Carolina254L63-59
1/28@Tulsa63L82-66
1/31UAB127L72-68
2/4@Rice226L86-83
2/7@UT San Antonio340W81-58
2/12Memphis134W76-69
2/15@Temple165W65-62
2/19Tulane211L77-71
2/22FL Atlantic129W73-72
2/25@Charlotte183L80-79
3/1@UAB127W62-58
3/4Rice226W62-58
3/12(N)FL Atlantic129W74-70
3/13(N)Tulsa63L90-84