NCAA Tournament March Madness

#296 Northwestern LA

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Northwestern LA’s profile is a contrast between a couple of legitimate league scalps and a pattern of damaging defeats, which explains the cautious outlook. The best moments came in a road victory at SE Louisiana and a win over New Orleans, results that prove the team can win important league games away from home and at home. The worst moments are heavy blows suffered on the road at Texas A&M, North Texas and McNeese St plus an unexpected home loss to Southern Univ, outcomes that sap any margin for error and make an at-large case difficult to defend. Extended struggles on true road swings through San Francisco, Grand Canyon and California underline that neutral or away success has been rare. Upcoming home dates against TAM C. Christi and UTRGV and the chance to host Nicholls St offer straightforward ways to rebuild the resume while road trips to SF Austin and Incarnate Word and a rematch at New Orleans are the higher-leverage opportunities that would actually change how a committee views this team.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Texas A&M42L98-68
11/6@North Texas134L80-53
11/11@North Alabama295L87-83
11/18@San Francisco101L84-64
11/21@Grand Canyon93L85-72
11/29Southern Univ257L75-73
12/5@McNeese St73L92-54
12/7@SE Louisiana265W76-68
12/13@California83L79-70
12/29Lamar240L76-61
12/31SF Austin108L74-64
1/3New Orleans213W74-68
1/5@Nicholls St209L74-72
1/10TAM C. Christi18138%
1/12UTRGV19641%
1/17@Incarnate Word17017%
1/19@Houston Chr29939%
1/24East Texas A&M31667%
1/26@SF Austin1088%
1/31@New Orleans21323%
2/2Nicholls St20943%
2/7@East Texas A&M31645%
2/9@Lamar24027%
2/14SE Louisiana26555%
2/16McNeese St7312%
2/21Houston Chr29961%
2/23Incarnate Word17035%
2/28@TAM C. Christi18119%
3/2@UTRGV19621%