NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Seattle

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#109 Seattle

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Projection: likely out

Seattle’s profile is built on a handful of respectable wins and a couple of resume blemishes that together explain why the team sits where it does, with a road victory at Stanford and a clean neutral-site result against Texas State standing out as the best evidence that this group can win away from home, while a surprising loss at Cal Poly and a neutral defeat to UC Santa Barbara are the kind of results that selection committees notice and penalize. The nonconference slate lacks a marquee win that would erase those blemishes, so the conference slate becomes decisive; upcoming chances to improve include a home date with Washington and a road test at UC Davis that would both boost credibility if Seattle performs, and the remaining trips to power-conference opponents and visits to Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s are difficult but could at least strengthen strength-of-schedule standing even if they are long shots to flip in the team’s favor. Road and neutral success has been limited outside the Stanford game, so Seattle’s path to a clearer case runs through beating a high-profile opponent at home or stringing together road wins in conference play.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	Denver	280	W84-73
11/8	Cal Poly	241	L73-71
11/12	E Washington	240	W94-67
11/15	Idaho St	158	W83-74
11/21	@Stanford	90	W77-69
11/28	(N)Texas St	238	W66-52
11/29	(N)UC Santa Barbara	140	L74-71
12/7	UTEP	235	W75-68
12/17	@UC Davis	165	56%
12/19	Washington	48	37%
12/22	@UT San Antonio	273	74%
12/28	San Francisco	94	56%
12/30	Washington St	175	77%
1/2	@Gonzaga	3	2%
1/4	@St Mary's CA	32	13%
1/8	@Oregon St	179	59%
1/13	San Diego	257	87%
1/15	San Diego	257	87%
1/17	Gonzaga	3	8%
1/21	Loy Marymount	137	69%
1/24	@Pacific	123	43%
1/28	@Washington St	175	57%
2/4	Pepperdine	294	91%
2/7	@Portland	244	70%
2/10	@Santa Clara	67	24%
2/11	@Santa Clara	67	24%
2/14	Oregon St	179	78%
2/15	Oregon St	179	78%
2/18	St Mary's CA	32	29%
2/21	Portland	244	86%
2/25	@Pepperdine	294	78%
2/28	@Loy Marymount	137	47%