NCAA Tournament March Madness

#288 Prairie View

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Projected seed: 16 (automatic qualifier, play-in game) (automatic qualifier)

Prairie View’s résumé is defined by two contrasting storylines: a march through the conference with decisive wins and a few gritty road victories that show they can dominate SWAC foes, and a nonconference tour that includes brutal trips to Wichita State, Oklahoma State, Missouri, LSU, and Texas A&M that leave the selection committee with little appetite for an at-large case. The team’s best moments—road wins at Southern University and Mississippi Valley State, the late-season victories over Alcorn State and the neutral-site success against Alabama A&M—demonstrate it can finish the season strong against familiar opponents, while its worst moments—lopsided losses in major-conference arenas and close but ultimately damaging setbacks at North Texas, Jackson State, and Florida A&M—erase any claim to a signature win away from home. That mix of league strength and nonconference damage means the clearest path to the NCAA field runs through the SWAC tournament rather than through an at-large pitch.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Wichita St82L105-62
11/12@Oklahoma St66L94-67
11/17@Missouri52L91-73
11/22(N)TN Martin223L69-68
11/23(N)North Florida335W85-82
11/30@North Texas136L72-69
12/13@South Dakota282L97-85
12/22@LSU60L104-90
12/29@Texas A&M39L111-82
1/3@Grambling298L76-72
1/5@Southern Univ279W89-85
1/10MS Valley St365W70-69
1/12Ark Pine Bluff314W73-61
1/17@Jackson St341L82-78
1/19@Alcorn St346L76-75
1/24Alabama St318L95-80
1/27Alabama A&M307L80-60
1/31TX Southern316W85-78
2/7@Bethune-Cookman243L82-76
2/9@Florida A&M312L100-96
2/14Southern Univ279L87-82
2/16Grambling298W68-63
2/19@MS Valley St365W72-62
2/21@Ark Pine Bluff314L84-82
2/26Jackson St341W85-76
2/28Alcorn St346W72-51
3/5@TX Southern316W70-59
3/10(N)Alcorn St346W65-56
3/11(N)Bethune-Cookman243W71-67
3/13(N)Alabama A&M307W74-55
3/14(N)Southern Univ27948%