NCAA Tournament March Madness

#197 Portland

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Portland’s résumé is defined by a signature home victory over Gonzaga that proves this roster can hang with the league’s best, but that bright spot is swamped by damaging road blowouts at Wyoming, Oregon, Washington State and Pacific and conference losses to St. Mary’s and Stanford that leave its away resume thin and its quality wins scarce. The schedule still hands Portland manageable home dates against Pepperdine and San Diego alongside a road trip to Seattle and a daunting return trip to Gonzaga, so there are opportunities to finish strong but not many chances to add another true statement win. Given the imbalance between a marquee home win and a collection of severe defeats away from home, the cleanest path back to the NCAA field runs through winning the West Coast Conference’s postseason crown rather than relying on an at-large case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Ark Pine Bluff305W83-74
11/9UC Davis154W67-63
11/15@Wyoming98L93-56
11/21CS Fullerton180W103-85
11/22N Colorado146L86-80
11/23St Thomas MN115L76-66
11/26Long Beach St242W93-73
12/1@Stanford74L94-72
12/14Kent147W88-78
12/17@Oregon97L94-69
12/22@UC Santa Barbara129L79-61
12/28Washington St133L67-62
12/30Santa Clara39L92-85
1/2@St Mary's CA30L78-57
1/4@San Francisco123L73-68
1/8Pacific105W90-89
1/10Oregon St181W82-76
1/14@Pepperdine273L67-63
1/17@Loy Marymount151W71-58
1/24St Mary's CA30L75-69
1/28@Pacific105L74-51
1/31@Washington St133L104-74
2/4Gonzaga10W87-80
2/7Seattle128W54-53
2/11@San Diego217L71-58
2/18Pepperdine27377%
2/21@Seattle12825%
2/25@Gonzaga101%
2/28San Diego21766%