NCAA Tournament March Madness

#111 Sam Houston St

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Projection: likely out

Sam Houston State’s placement is logical because its résumé mixes genuine quality wins away from home and at neutral sites with a series of damaging losses that expose inconsistency. Road triumphs at Oregon State and a slate of neutral wins over Idaho and Idaho State give the committee tangible proof the team can win outside its building while home victories over WKU and Louisiana Tech show it can control conference opponents. Those high points are offset by heavy road defeats at Texas Tech and losses away to Utah and Oklahoma State plus setbacks to Liberty on the road and at a neutral site, which raise questions about its ability to close out tests in hostile environments. A narrow loss at MTSU and additional road slips at New Mexico State and WKU further blunt the résumé and cap upside, leaving the conference picture and upcoming neutral-site chances as the clearest paths to change perception.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Texas Tech20L98-77
11/15@Utah126L85-79
11/19Wyoming98W78-70
11/26(N)Idaho St250W84-81
11/28(N)Idaho145W94-68
12/2@Oklahoma St66L93-83
12/6@TX Southern316W82-70
12/17@Oregon St177W85-75
12/21@New Mexico St184L87-78
1/2@WKU170L102-91
1/4@MTSU178L68-67
1/8Delaware293W72-60
1/10Liberty125L82-74
1/14@Jacksonville St209W77-62
1/17@Florida Intl194W76-63
1/21Kennesaw163W93-87
1/24WKU170W73-58
1/28@Missouri St206W80-71
1/31Louisiana Tech203W83-67
2/4UTEP276W70-66
2/7@Louisiana Tech203L87-78
2/14@Kennesaw163W83-79
2/18MTSU178W78-70
2/21Jacksonville St209W82-78
2/26Florida Intl194W100-67
2/28Missouri St206W86-81
3/5@Delaware293L83-80
3/7@Liberty125L79-72
3/11(N)New Mexico St184W69-61
3/13(N)Kennesaw163L79-73