NCAA Tournament March Madness

#293 Oral Roberts

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Oral Roberts' profile is defined by a couple of modest high points—a neutral-site win over Kennesaw and a home victory over Montana State—but those are overwhelmed by a string of poor results away from home, including lopsided defeats at Oklahoma State, at Oklahoma, at Belmont and at Weber State and a neutral loss to Rice and a surprising home setback to UT Arlington. A narrow loss at Tulsa and tight road games at Missouri State and North Dakota State show the team can compete in spots, yet those performances have not produced the kind of signature wins committees prize. The remainder of the schedule is heavy on conference opponents such as North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Denver, Missouri Kansas City and Nebraska Omaha, so the most meaningful chances to repair the résumé will come on the tougher road tests and in the league calendar. Given that the best victories are against middling foes while the worst losses came in visible spots and on the road, the team’s avenue to stronger postseason consideration runs through a run of quality results in conference play and the conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Oklahoma St60L95-71
11/12Tulsa68L88-87
11/15Belmont74L83-60
11/20@Oklahoma47L95-71
11/24@FGCU169L93-88
11/25(N)Kennesaw178W91-83
11/26(N)Rice253L81-62
12/3@Weber St214L92-66
12/6Montana St156W72-68
12/16@Missouri St201L63-62
12/18@TCU53L72-53
12/22UT Arlington148L69-57
1/1@North Dakota314L72-61
1/3@N Dakota St147L79-77
1/10St Thomas MN14030%
1/14@Denver24831%
1/17NE Omaha27457%
1/22North Dakota31467%
1/24N Dakota St14732%
1/29@South Dakota29038%
1/31@S Dakota St18721%
2/7@St Thomas MN14014%
2/12Missouri KC32971%
2/14S Dakota St18740%
2/18@NE Omaha27435%
2/21South Dakota29060%
2/26Denver24852%
2/28@Missouri KC32950%