NCAA Tournament March Madness

#121 Sam Houston St

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Projection: likely out

Sam Houston's resume is built around some solid nonconference moments — the road victory at Wyoming and neutral-site wins over Idaho State and Idaho — that show the offense can travel, but those bright spots are weakened by lopsided road defeats at Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Utah that expose defensive lapses and leave the overall profile thin. The body of work lacks a signature scalp and most of the eye-catching results have come against middling opponents, so committee eyes will be drawn to the contrast between high-scoring outputs and vulnerable performances in hostile environments. The path forward is straightforward: meaningful wins away from home or on neutral floors against credible conference rivals and a favorable result against Liberty would repair the damage from bad losses and give the resume the balance it needs. Until those results arrive the squad looks like a team with clear upside that still needs notable road or neutral wins to change how its season is viewed.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Texas Tech19L98-77
11/15@Utah122L85-79
11/19Wyoming97W78-70
11/26(N)Idaho St158W84-81
11/28(N)Idaho194W94-68
12/2@Oklahoma St49L93-83
12/6@TX Southern315W82-70
12/17@Oregon St17955%
12/21@New Mexico St13343%
1/2@WKU14747%
1/4@MTSU15550%
1/8Delaware23383%
1/10Liberty11359%
1/14@Jacksonville St23965%
1/17@Florida Intl18156%
1/21Kennesaw16673%
1/24WKU14769%
1/28@Missouri St26070%
1/31Louisiana Tech18977%
2/4UTEP23583%
2/7@Louisiana Tech18958%
2/14@Kennesaw16653%
2/18MTSU15571%
2/21Jacksonville St23983%
2/26Florida Intl18176%
2/28Missouri St26086%
3/5@Delaware23365%
3/7@Liberty11337%