NCAA Tournament March Madness

#241 Pepperdine

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Pepperdine has wrestled through a tough season with more downs than ups. Notable games mirror this rocky journey; for instance, the narrow loss to a well-ranked UC Davis and a sound defeat against Louisville underscore the Waves' struggle against higher competition. Although victories like those over UC San Diego and a blowout against Pacific provide glimpses of potential, losses to teams such as UNLV, UC Irvine, and persistent setbacks against high-caliber West Coast Conference adversaries like Gonzaga and St. Mary's CA reveal the considerable gap in consistency and performance. In a conference that boasts several stronger teams, the Waves’ record of play fails to instill confidence for an at-large bid; their tournament hopes now hinge wholly on a Cinderella run through the conference tournament to grab an automatic qualifier spot.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/9@UC Davis170L79-78
11/12Lafayette326W76-53
11/13LIU Brooklyn344W88-53
11/17UNLV57L82-68
11/21(N)UC Irvine73L76-60
11/22(N)Indiana St32L90-82
11/24(N)New Mexico23L90-71
11/28Idaho St264W77-62
12/3@Colorado37L91-66
12/6CS Fullerton245L60-55
12/9UC San Diego125W68-62
12/17@Louisville237L85-63
12/21William & Mary317W71-59
1/4@Gonzaga14L86-60
1/6Santa Clara107L78-72
1/11Pacific355W93-78
1/13@San Diego251W83-77
1/18Gonzaga14L86-61
1/20Loy Marymount242L68-61
1/25@Santa Clara107L94-71
1/27San Diego251L69-67
2/3@Portland269L93-89
2/8San Francisco89L80-74
2/10@Loy Marymount242W72-63
2/15@St Mary's CA39L103-59
2/17Portland269W91-70
2/21@Pacific355W89-70
2/24@San Francisco89L92-68
2/29St Mary's CA39L83-57
3/7(N)Pacific355W102-43
3/8(N)San Diego251L57-52