NCAA Tournament March Madness

#189 S Dakota St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

South Dakota State’s resume combines impressive wins with damaging setbacks, leaving the program reliant on a Summit League tournament title to reach the NCAA field. Highlights include a neutral victory over Merrimack, a dominant performance against Georgia St, and road wins at Northern Arizona and at Ball St, but those are counterbalanced by lopsided losses at Arizona and at Oregon, neutral defeats to Utah Valley, UC Irvine and Wyoming, a narrow neutral loss to WI Milwaukee and a costly home loss to Idaho. Inconsistent results away from home, including defeats at Northern Iowa, at N Dakota St and at N Dakota alongside the road victories, deepen concerns about the team’s ability to beat higher-caliber opponents away from home. The stretch of remaining conference games at St Thomas MN and at NE Omaha, home dates with Oral Roberts and St Thomas MN, home and road showdowns with South Dakota, plus trips to Denver, at Oral Roberts and at Missouri KC are the practical opportunities to erase bad losses and build a tournament-worthy résumé.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Merrimack209W75-66
11/9@Northern Iowa108L65-58
11/12@Oregon90L83-69
11/21Georgia St277W105-58
11/25(N)Utah Valley103L75-52
11/26(N)UC Irvine125L64-52
12/3@Northern Arizona321W75-62
12/6Idaho191L84-81
12/9@Ball St313W68-64
12/15(N)Wyoming102L87-72
12/19(N)WI Milwaukee249L88-87
12/29@Arizona2L99-71
1/1NE Omaha269W84-69
1/3@North Dakota308L90-87
1/8Denver259W87-79
1/14@N Dakota St140L76-65
1/17Missouri KC346W90-62
1/22@St Thomas MN13026%
1/28@NE Omaha26956%
1/31Oral Roberts31082%
2/4St Thomas MN13047%
2/7South Dakota28478%
2/12@Denver25953%
2/14@Oral Roberts31064%
2/18N Dakota St14050%
2/21North Dakota30882%
2/26@Missouri KC34677%
2/28@South Dakota28458%