NCAA Tournament March Madness

#100 Oregon

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Projection: likely out

Oregon’s resume offers a few encouraging flashes but too many headaches for a committee to overlook. Home victories over Oregon State and Penn State and a road win at Maryland show the program can close against respectable opponents and that it can win away from its own court, yet those bright spots are overwhelmed by damaging outcomes. Neutral-site losses to Auburn, San Diego State, Creighton, and Gonzaga and an ugly defeat at Nebraska expose an inability to hang with the top programs and a vulnerability on the road. Conference play has produced setbacks, including road losses at Purdue and Indiana and home defeats to Michigan and Michigan State, so the team lacks the sustained quality wins and signature road or neutral victories committees prize. Upcoming opportunities at home against Minnesota and Wisconsin, road trips to USC, Northwestern, and Illinois, and a return matchup with Washington give Oregon clear paths to repair the resume but each will require winning in hostile environments against notable opponents to change the committee’s view.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Hawaii91W60-59
11/7Rice230W67-63
11/12S Dakota St219W83-69
11/17Oregon St177W87-75
11/24(N)Auburn31L84-73
11/25(N)San Diego St42L97-80
11/27(N)Creighton78L76-66
12/2USC50L82-77
12/6@UCLA41L74-63
12/13UC Davis156W104-62
12/17Portland198W94-69
12/21(N)Gonzaga10L91-82
12/28NE Omaha251W80-57
1/2@Maryland127W64-54
1/5@Rutgers161L88-85
1/8Ohio St40L72-62
1/13@Nebraska11L90-55
1/17Michigan1L81-71
1/20Michigan St13L68-52
1/25@Washington47L72-57
1/28UCLA41L73-57
2/1Iowa24L84-66
2/7@Purdue8L68-64
2/9@Indiana35L92-74
2/14Penn St124W83-72
2/17Minnesota8054%
2/21@USC5021%
2/25Wisconsin2927%
2/28@Northwestern7029%
3/3@Illinois63%
3/7Washington4740%