NCAA Tournament March Madness

#112 Pacific

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Projection: likely out

Pacific’s résumé reads like a classic case of upside undone by inconsistency: its best moments include beating Oregon State at home and later on the road and solid wins away at Cal State Fullerton and Air Force, along with convincing home victories over Portland and Pepperdine, but those positives are offset by ugly losses at BYU, Gonzaga and Washington State and a lopsided nonconference setback at Florida Atlantic. The team has shown it can hang in tight road games with narrow defeats at Nevada and Portland, yet it has failed to close the loop with meaningful wins in hostile or neutral settings such as Santa Clara and San Francisco, leaving its résumé light on the kind of signature road or neutral triumphs the committee rewards. With a few remaining chances on the schedule to secure a statement win, Pacific can still alter its standing, but right now the mix of quality home results and damaging away losses explains why it projects outside the field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Nevada75L78-77
11/12Long Beach St231W69-66
11/15@CS Fullerton168W85-73
11/20@FL Atlantic129L82-59
11/24(N)Stony Brook227W86-58
11/25(N)Jacksonville295W68-53
11/29CS Sacramento265W68-54
12/3@Air Force345W80-65
12/6@California73L67-61
12/16@BYU23L93-57
12/21Nicholls St236W95-82
12/28@San Diego224L66-54
12/30@Loy Marymount161L80-71
1/2Oregon St177W84-53
1/4Pepperdine264W74-69
1/8@Portland202L90-89
1/10San Diego224W77-70
1/14@Santa Clara35L85-69
1/17@Oregon St177W81-64
1/24Seattle119W56-54
1/28Portland202W74-51
1/31@San Francisco121L87-82
2/4Santa Clara35L71-56
2/7@Pepperdine264W92-59
2/11Loy Marymount161W65-59
2/14St Mary's CA24L72-61
2/18@Washington St137L87-70
2/21@Gonzaga10L71-62
2/28San Francisco121L72-61
3/7(N)Seattle119W61-58
3/8(N)Santa Clara35L76-68