NCAA Tournament March Madness

#43 SMU

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Projected seed: 11 (last four in)

SMU’s resume pairs eye-catching victories with damaging slips, which is why the committee has them teetering on the edge of the field. They have beaten quality opponents in the spots that matter, including a home win over North Carolina, a neutral-site win over Texas A&M and a road victory at Mississippi State, yet those highs are counterbalanced by a lopsided loss at Vanderbilt, road defeats at California and Stanford and a home loss to Virginia, and tight losses at Syracuse and at home to NC State have undercut the consistency the committee prizes. An offense that can carry games has masked defensive issues and left little room for error, so the remaining road game at Florida State becomes a true opportunity to secure a bid rather than needing a play-in, which is why their current placement is logical.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Tarleton St212W96-76
11/6TAM C. Christi179W69-58
11/11Murray St121W102-91
11/15Butler89W87-85
11/18Ark Pine Bluff314W106-60
11/21Arkansas St153W100-69
11/24Radford254W89-72
11/28@Mississippi St99W87-81
12/3@Vanderbilt15L88-69
12/7(N)Texas A&M37W93-80
12/13(N)LSU62L89-77
12/21Cent Arkansas150W99-82
12/28CS Fullerton170W110-63
1/3North Carolina29W97-83
1/7@Clemson38L74-70
1/10@Duke1L82-75
1/14Virginia Tech58W77-76
1/17Virginia19L72-68
1/20@Wake Forest76W91-79
1/24Florida St71W83-80
1/31@Louisville17L88-74
2/3NC State35L84-83
2/7@Pittsburgh102W86-67
2/10Notre Dame87W89-81
2/14@Syracuse79L79-78
2/17Louisville17W95-85
2/21Boston College161W94-70
2/25@California70L73-69
2/28@Stanford61L95-75
3/4Miami FL28L77-69
3/7@Florida St7155%