NCAA Tournament March Madness

#31 SMU

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Projected seed: 7

SMU's resume sits where it does because its peak wins and genuine road successes make a strong case while a few damaging losses keep the profile from rising higher. The home victory over North Carolina and the neutral-site win over Texas A&M show the staff can beat prominent opponents in both familiar and neutral settings, and wins at Mississippi State and at Wake Forest prove the team can win away from its own court. Those highs are undercut by a lopsided defeat at Vanderbilt, a neutral setback to LSU and road losses at Duke and Clemson that expose defensive inconsistency and an occasional inability to finish on the biggest stages. Tight results such as the narrow win over Virginia Tech and the close loss to Virginia underscore competitiveness but also leave room for doubt, which makes upcoming chances at Louisville and at Florida State along with games against NC State, Notre Dame and Miami vital opportunities to solidify the resume before Selection Committee scrutiny.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Tarleton St176W96-76
11/6TAM C. Christi181W69-58
11/11Murray St91W102-91
11/15Butler58W87-85
11/18Ark Pine Bluff318W106-60
11/21Arkansas St154W100-69
11/24Radford256W89-72
11/28@Mississippi St85W87-81
12/3@Vanderbilt15L88-69
12/7(N)Texas A&M36W93-80
12/13(N)LSU42L89-77
12/21Cent Arkansas197W99-82
12/28CS Fullerton202W110-63
1/3North Carolina33W97-83
1/7@Clemson28L74-70
1/10@Duke3L82-75
1/14Virginia Tech56W77-76
1/17Virginia12L72-68
1/20@Wake Forest70W91-79
1/24Florida St10587%
1/31@Louisville1626%
2/3NC State2758%
2/7@Pittsburgh9869%
2/10Notre Dame8181%
2/14@Syracuse7159%
2/17Louisville1646%
2/21Boston College14892%
2/25@California7560%
2/28@Stanford7661%
3/4Miami FL3765%
3/7@Florida St10572%