NCAA Tournament March Madness

#121 San Francisco

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Projection: likely out

San Francisco’s profile has bright spots on neutral courts against Minnesota and Mississippi State and road entries at Pepperdine and Seattle that suggest the program can win away from home, but those positives sit alongside damaging results at St. Mary’s, Gonzaga and Santa Clara and an ugly blemish against North Alabama that weaken the overall résumé. Trouble in the head-to-head matchups with the top league opponents and a handful of one-sided outcomes at home give a selection committee little confidence that the good moments are the norm rather than the exception. With the schedule tilted toward middling nonconference foes and a scarcity of genuinely marquee résumé entries, the team currently lacks the resume punch to earn clear consideration. The remaining opportunities listed against Portland, Oregon State and familiar conference rivals are the easiest path to flip that narrative, but until those entries move decisively in a favorable direction the projection to remain on the outside is logical.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Memphis134L76-70
11/12Portland St146W80-70
11/15Bradley123W75-64
11/18Northwestern LA281W84-64
11/22(N)Minnesota77W77-65
11/27(N)Colorado70L79-69
11/28(N)Nevada75L81-65
12/3North Alabama343L65-63
12/7(N)Mississippi St100W65-62
12/13@St Louis41L85-75
12/17(N)Loyola-Chicago280W85-71
12/21Morgan St353W94-64
12/28@Seattle119W67-59
12/30@Oregon St177L70-62
1/2San Diego224W74-64
1/4Portland202W73-68
1/8@Loy Marymount161L84-82
1/10@Pepperdine264W80-60
1/13St Mary's CA24L82-68
1/18Washington St137W85-80
1/24@Gonzaga10L68-66
1/28@Santa Clara35L88-73
1/31Pacific112W87-82
2/4Loy Marymount161L84-75
2/7@St Mary's CA24L79-54
2/12Oregon St177L90-63
2/15@San Diego224W92-79
2/18Gonzaga10L80-59
2/21Santa Clara35L94-73
2/28@Pacific112W72-61
3/7(N)Portland202W82-65
3/8(N)Oregon St177L78-77