NCAA Tournament March Madness

#265 Northern Arizona

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Northern Arizona’s resume reads like a team that can win at home but has yet to prove itself outside its building. The high points are home victories over Cal Poly and Southeast Missouri State that show it can close out tight games, while the low points — a neutral-site setback to Drake, a lopsided road loss at Arizona and a damaging defeat to South Dakota State — underline how vulnerable the squad is against better competition and away from Flagstaff. With tough road chances coming at North Dakota State, Arizona State and San Diego and league trips to Montana and Montana State alongside important conference dates against Weber State and Montana at home, the remainder of the schedule provides obvious opportunities to build a resume that matters. The selection view will hinge on whether Northern Arizona can turn those road tests into signature results because without wins away from home and against higher-level opponents the profile remains light on the kind of quality victories that move a team up.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Drake116L77-71
11/11@Arizona8L84-49
11/24Cal Poly227W93-87
11/26SE Missouri St241W79-72
12/3S Dakota St163L75-62
12/6@N Dakota St14920%
12/9@Arizona St828%
12/13@San Diego24837%
12/18Southern Utah32273%
12/20@Incarnate Word17925%
12/21@Incarnate Word17925%
1/1@Montana19527%
1/3@Montana St15321%
1/8Weber St18947%
1/10Idaho St17345%
1/15@CS Sacramento27941%
1/17@Portland St15822%
1/19Montana19548%
1/24N Colorado15441%
1/29E Washington24558%
1/31Idaho21051%
2/5@Idaho St17324%
2/7@Weber St18926%
2/12Portland St15841%
2/14CS Sacramento27963%
2/21@N Colorado15421%
2/26@Idaho21030%
2/28@E Washington24536%
3/2Montana St15341%