NCAA Tournament March Madness

#285 South Dakota

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

South Dakota's résumé pairs a string of modest nonconference victories, including a neutral-site win over Air Force and home results that highlighted the offense, with inconsistency in closer games like the narrow road loss at Northern Colorado and the setback to Portland State. The most damaging moments arrived in true road tests at Creighton, Missouri, Kansas State and Wyoming where defensive lapses produced a series of lopsided defeats, and those outcomes blunt the impact of the team's better wins when a committee evaluates quality. The remainder of the schedule hands the Coyotes clear chances to reshape the narrative with road tests at North Dakota State and St. Thomas and important meetings with Oral Roberts, North Dakota and South Dakota State that would carry weight if won away from home. Until South Dakota proves it can deliver defining road or neutral performances, the profile reads like an offensively capable team whose resume is weakened by poor defensive showings and a lack of signature wins away from home.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Utah Tech239L81-79
11/5@Creighton44L92-76
11/12Southern Indiana337W89-74
11/16W Michigan279W83-78
11/20@Missouri63L102-68
11/23S Carolina St361W82-81
11/29(N)Air Force323W80-63
12/3Portland St182L77-71
12/6@N Colorado168L89-87
12/9@Wyoming98L106-79
12/13Prairie View300W97-85
12/20@Kansas St58L106-76
12/31@N Dakota St15017%
1/7@St Thomas MN14315%
1/10Denver26558%
1/15Missouri KC33876%
1/17@North Dakota32251%
1/21@NE Omaha23331%
1/24St Thomas MN14332%
1/29Oral Roberts29965%
1/31N Dakota St15035%
2/4@Missouri KC33856%
2/7@S Dakota St18724%
2/11North Dakota32272%
2/19@Denver26536%
2/21@Oral Roberts29943%
2/25NE Omaha23353%
2/28S Dakota St18744%