NCAA Tournament March Madness
#303 Northwestern LA
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Northwestern LA’s résumé points toward needing the conference crown because its nonconference slate delivered crushing road defeats at Texas A&M and North Texas and a difficult trip to San Francisco that exposed clear defensive issues, while the brightest signs came in competitive showings at North Alabama and Grand Canyon that indicate the team can compete when it plays soundly. With no signature victories and almost no résumé-building success away from opponents’ gyms the Southland schedule becomes the real proving ground. Home dates against Southern and Lamar offer opportunities to rebuild momentum, but a demanding road stretch that includes McNeese St, California and a trip to SF Austin will be pivotal. Those damaging early losses, the scarcity of meaningful neutral or road wins, and a conference slate that mixes winnable home dates with brutal road tests explain why the safest path to the national tournament runs through winning the conference postseason.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | @Texas A&M | 68 | L98-68 |
| 11/6 | @North Texas | 114 | L80-53 |
| 11/11 | @North Alabama | 269 | L87-83 |
| 11/18 | @San Francisco | 69 | L84-64 |
| 11/21 | @Grand Canyon | 103 | L85-72 |
| 11/29 | Southern Univ | 198 | 41% |
| 12/5 | @McNeese St | 77 | 5% |
| 12/7 | @SE Louisiana | 264 | 31% |
| 12/13 | @California | 66 | 4% |
| 12/29 | Lamar | 208 | 44% |
| 12/31 | SF Austin | 145 | 31% |
| 1/3 | New Orleans | 185 | 39% |
| 1/5 | @Nicholls St | 265 | 31% |
| 1/10 | TAM C. Christi | 242 | 50% |
| 1/12 | UTRGV | 190 | 40% |
| 1/17 | @Incarnate Word | 205 | 22% |
| 1/19 | @Houston Chr | 282 | 35% |
| 1/24 | East Texas A&M | 317 | 63% |
| 1/26 | @SF Austin | 145 | 14% |
| 1/31 | @New Orleans | 185 | 20% |
| 2/2 | Nicholls St | 265 | 53% |
| 2/7 | @East Texas A&M | 317 | 41% |
| 2/9 | @Lamar | 208 | 23% |
| 2/14 | SE Louisiana | 264 | 53% |
| 2/16 | McNeese St | 77 | 13% |
| 2/21 | Houston Chr | 282 | 57% |
| 2/23 | Incarnate Word | 205 | 42% |
| 2/28 | @TAM C. Christi | 242 | 29% |
| 3/2 | @UTRGV | 190 | 21% |