NCAA Tournament March Madness

#46 San Diego St

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Projection: likely out

San Diego State looks like a team with a stout defense that has flashed resume-building moments but also suffered damaging setbacks, and that mix explains why it sits outside the comfortable field. They have shown they can win away from home with victories at Nevada and at Wyoming and they picked up a neutral-site win over Oregon, yet those positives are offset by ugly nonconference and neutral losses to Michigan, Arizona and Baylor and a baffling slip against Troy that will not be forgotten. The resume is further muddled by trading results with conference peers, including a home win and a road loss to Boise State and defeats at Utah State and Colorado State that undercut their profile, so while the defense keeps them competitive the inconsistent offense and those bad losses leave the selection picture unsettled. Their only path to flip the view is more quality performances away from home and a strong run in the conference slate and tournament against familiar opponents.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Long Beach St247W77-45
11/9Idaho St253W73-57
11/18Troy159L108-107
11/24(N)Michigan2L94-54
11/25(N)Oregon99W97-80
11/26(N)Baylor49L91-81
12/3Utah Valley85W77-66
12/10Lamar236W89-71
12/17Air Force345W81-58
12/20(N)Arizona3L68-45
12/30@San Jose St232W81-68
1/3Boise St58W110-107
1/6@Nevada74W73-68
1/10Fresno St126W71-52
1/14@Wyoming97W74-57
1/17New Mexico48W83-79
1/21@Grand Canyon63L70-69
1/24@UNLV105W82-71
1/28Colorado St83W73-50
1/31@Utah St36L71-66
2/3Wyoming97W72-63
2/7@Air Force345W88-54
2/14Nevada74W71-57
2/17Grand Canyon63L73-63
2/21@Colorado St83L83-74
2/25Utah St36W89-72
2/28@New Mexico48L81-76
3/3@Boise St58L86-77
3/6UNLV105W89-86