NCAA Tournament March Madness

#76 SMU

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Projection: likely out

This team is sitting on the outside looking in. While they achieved a solid record, their resume lacks the signature wins that separate tournament lock-ins from hopefuls. Falling to Texas A&M early on might have been acceptable, but failing to secure victories against top-tier opponents like Wisconsin, Texas A&M again, and Florida Atlantic hurt them. Beating Memphis in impressive fashion certainly flashes potential, but inconsistent conference play and losses like the one against UT San Antonio, which should have been a relatively easy win, indicate vulnerability. Couple this with their middling performance metrics on both ends of the floor and this team hasn't demonstrated the reliability or the high-caliber victories needed to confidently punch their ticket to the Big Dance. They'll be reliant on many "if" scenarios come selection day, which is never where you want your fate to rest.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8W Illinois243W90-53
11/9Lamar216W78-67
11/14Texas A&M27L79-66
11/20(N)West Virginia152W70-58
11/22(N)Wisconsin19L69-61
11/26ULM292W70-57
11/29Dayton26L65-63
12/3TX A&M Commerce330W90-47
12/6@Arizona St122L76-74
12/16@Florida St88W68-57
12/19Houston Chr356W89-53
12/22@Murray St158W92-65
1/2Charlotte115W66-54
1/7@Memphis63L62-59
1/13@East Carolina186W75-64
1/16Temple200W77-64
1/20Tulsa194W103-70
1/25@North Texas87L68-66
1/28@Wichita St159L77-72
2/1Tulane144W80-76
2/4UAB92W72-69
2/7@Rice262W95-69
2/11North Texas87W71-68
2/15@Tulane144W87-79
2/18Memphis63W106-79
2/22@FL Atlantic31L80-70
2/25@South Florida72L79-68
3/2UT San Antonio277L77-73
3/6East Carolina186W80-77
3/10@UAB92L74-70
3/14(N)Temple200L75-60