NCAA Tournament March Madness

#279 Portland

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Portland's resume presents significant challenges for an at-large bid, primarily due to a weak overall ranking and limited impactful wins. Their losses to teams like UC Santa Barbara and Gonzaga illustrate struggles against higher-tier opponents, while close victories over lower-ranked teams such as Long Beach State and Pacific raise questions about their consistency. The wins against Oregon State and Loyola Marymount are commendable, but the lack of a strong signature win could be detrimental. To improve their standing, Portland needs to capitalize on upcoming games against moderately ranked opponents and secure victories that resonate within the NCAA selection committee's criteria.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/9UC Santa Barbara141L94-53
11/12@Oregon33L80-70
11/16@Long Beach St306W63-61
11/21(N)South Florida207L74-68
11/22(N)Ohio180L85-73
11/24(N)Princeton200L94-67
12/1Denver299W101-90
12/6@Kent129L76-57
12/10Missouri KC230L69-64
12/18CS Bakersfield238L81-64
12/21Lafayette289W74-64
12/28Washington St118L89-73
12/30@Oregon St80L89-79
1/2@Gonzaga8L81-50
1/4St Mary's CA27L81-58
1/9@San Francisco67L81-72
1/16Pacific291W84-81
1/18@Washington St118L92-70
1/23San Diego307W92-82
1/25Gonzaga8L105-62
1/30@Loy Marymount160L88-63
2/1@Pepperdine244W84-64
2/6Santa Clara55L97-50
2/13Oregon St80W84-72
2/15Loy Marymount160W89-78
2/19@St Mary's CA27L79-66
2/22@Pacific291W81-73
2/27Pepperdine244W87-67
3/1@San Diego307L82-80
3/7(N)Pepperdine24448%