NCAA Tournament March Madness

#107 Sam Houston St

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Projected seed: 14 (automatic qualifier)

Sam Houston State sits where it does because its résumé pairs a handful of resume-building road and neutral wins with several damaging setbacks and persistent defensive lapses that keep the committee wary. The Bearkats have shown they can win away from home with victories at Oregon State and Missouri State and they put together a strong neutral-site weekend with wins over Idaho State and Idaho while home wins over Wyoming and WKU underline their upside. Those signature moments are tempered by a heavy trip to Texas Tech and road defeats at New Mexico State and Delaware plus a home loss to Liberty, leaving the résumé thin when measured against top-tier opposition. Competitive showings at Utah and Oklahoma State point to upside but the high-scoring losses limit trust, and the upcoming trip to Liberty is the clearest remaining chance to erase a poor result and add the quality road victory that would move their profile appreciably.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Texas Tech14L98-77
11/15@Utah120L85-79
11/19Wyoming97W78-70
11/26(N)Idaho St253W84-81
11/28(N)Idaho173W94-68
12/2@Oklahoma St68L93-83
12/6@TX Southern307W82-70
12/17@Oregon St178W85-75
12/21@New Mexico St183L87-78
1/2@WKU148L102-91
1/4@MTSU175L68-67
1/8Delaware270W72-60
1/10Liberty118L82-74
1/14@Jacksonville St207W77-62
1/17@Florida Intl208W76-63
1/21Kennesaw176W93-87
1/24WKU148W73-58
1/28@Missouri St202W80-71
1/31Louisiana Tech231W83-67
2/4UTEP277W70-66
2/7@Louisiana Tech231L87-78
2/14@Kennesaw176W83-79
2/18MTSU175W78-70
2/21Jacksonville St207W82-78
2/26Florida Intl208W100-67
2/28Missouri St202W86-81
3/5@Delaware270L83-80
3/7@Liberty11843%