NCAA Tournament March Madness

#320 Portland

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Portland is facing a challenging path to the NCAA tournament, primarily due to its poor performance metrics and a lack of quality wins. The team has struggled against stronger opponents, as seen in heavy losses to UC Santa Barbara and Gonzaga, which hinder its strength of schedule. Wins over low-ranked teams like Long Beach State and Pacific are insufficient for a solid resume. Crucially, upcoming opportunities against conference rivals, such as Santa Clara and Loy Marymount, could provide a chance to improve their standing. However, with such slim winning probabilities in many of these matchups, the likelihood of Portland securing an at-large bid appears minimal unless it can make a significant run in the conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/9UC Santa Barbara144L94-53
11/12@Oregon38L80-70
11/16@Long Beach St307W63-61
11/21(N)South Florida213L74-68
11/22(N)Ohio168L85-73
11/24(N)Princeton155L94-67
12/1Denver329W101-90
12/6@Kent134L76-57
12/10Missouri KC236L69-64
12/18CS Bakersfield238L81-64
12/21Lafayette292W74-64
12/28Washington St98L89-73
12/30@Oregon St62L89-79
1/2@Gonzaga13L81-50
1/4St Mary's CA29L81-58
1/9@San Francisco72L81-72
1/16Pacific298W84-81
1/18@Washington St98L92-70
1/23San Diego309W92-82
1/25Gonzaga13L105-62
1/30@Loy Marymount145L88-63
2/1@Pepperdine228W84-64
2/6Santa Clara6335%
2/13Oregon St6235%
2/15Loy Marymount14543%
2/19@St Mary's CA2924%
2/22@Pacific29845%
2/27Pepperdine22848%
3/1@San Diego30946%