NCAA Tournament March Madness

#216 S Dakota St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

South Dakota State’s résumé has enough positive moments to grab attention but too many damaging results that make an at-large bid unlikely. A neutral-site win over Merrimack, road victories at Northern Arizona and Missouri Kansas City, and a home offensive showcase against Georgia State demonstrate the team can win away from its own gym and beat respectable opponents. Those highs are counterbalanced by a lopsided loss at Arizona, tough road setbacks at Northern Iowa and Oregon, and neutral defeats to Utah Valley and UC Irvine that sap nonconference credibility. Given uneven results in league play and a pattern of harmful losses, the clearest, most reliable route onto the bracket runs through the conference tournament where a string of wins against familiar league foes would supply the quality resume makers a committee values.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Merrimack170W75-66
11/9@Northern Iowa76L65-58
11/12@Oregon99L83-69
11/21Georgia St310W105-58
11/25(N)Utah Valley85L75-52
11/26(N)UC Irvine110L64-52
12/3@Northern Arizona319W75-62
12/6Idaho173L84-81
12/9@Ball St291W68-64
12/15(N)Wyoming97L87-72
12/19(N)WI Milwaukee269L88-87
12/29@Arizona3L99-71
1/1NE Omaha254W84-69
1/3@North Dakota282L90-87
1/8Denver233W87-79
1/14@N Dakota St117L76-65
1/17Missouri KC358W90-62
1/22@St Thomas MN103L74-69
1/28@NE Omaha254L80-71
1/31Oral Roberts309W95-72
2/4St Thomas MN103L77-62
2/7South Dakota283L68-67
2/12@Denver233L79-61
2/14@Oral Roberts309W87-69
2/18N Dakota St117L74-66
2/21North Dakota282W91-83
2/26@Missouri KC358W73-59
2/28@South Dakota283L75-70
3/5(N)St Thomas MN103L80-67