NCAA Tournament March Madness

#42 SMU

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Projected seed: 6

SMU's résumé is built around a few signature moments — a neutral-site win over Texas A&M, a gritty nonconference victory against Butler, and an impressive road triumph at Mississippi State that shows the team can win away from home — but those highs are offset by a damaging, lopsided loss at Vanderbilt and a string of low-value nonconference results that leave the profile spotty. The committee will weigh that mix against a difficult ACC slate and a stretch of consequential opportunities on the road, at neutral sites, and at home; upcoming trips to Duke and Clemson, a neutral test with LSU, and home dates with North Carolina and Virginia are where the Mustangs can either erase the bad loss and lock up their standing or accumulate more résumé damage that keeps them on the bubble.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Tarleton St201W96-76
11/6TAM C. Christi220W69-58
11/11Murray St97W102-91
11/15Butler51W87-85
11/18Ark Pine Bluff347W106-60
11/21Arkansas St151W100-69
11/24Radford253W89-72
11/28@Mississippi St80W87-81
12/3@Vanderbilt11L88-69
12/7(N)Texas A&M54W93-80
12/13(N)LSU3444%
12/21Cent Arkansas24696%
12/28CS Fullerton24996%
1/3North Carolina2751%
1/7@Clemson3132%
1/10@Duke410%
1/14Virginia Tech6270%
1/17Virginia2349%
1/20@Wake Forest4641%
1/24Florida St10782%
1/31@Louisville1017%
2/3NC State2853%
2/7@Pittsburgh11767%
2/10Notre Dame5968%
2/14@Syracuse7552%
2/17Louisville1034%
2/21Boston College13889%
2/25@California7652%
2/28@Stanford9059%
3/4Miami FL3757%
3/7@Florida St10764%