NCAA Tournament March Madness

#39 St Mary's CA

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Projected seed: 6 (automatic qualifier)

This team from St. Mary's CA has shown it can handle business against quality opponents, highlighting its season with victories in matchups against a top competitor like Gonzaga, which serves as a notable resume booster. Additionally, they notched wins against teams like New Mexico and Colorado State, underscoring their potential as a tough out in the tournament. Despite a few missteps against squads they probably should have handled, such as losses to Weber State and Missouri State, their overall body of work—bolstered by an elite defense that's consistently stifling opposition—is compelling. Their dominance in the West Coast Conference, a league that's no cakewalk with the likes of Gonzaga and Santa Clara, indicates that they are battle-tested. While the offense isn't setting the world on fire, it's been more than serviceable, especially when it counts. Looking ahead, the team's performance in their conference tournament cemented their case, overcoming Gonzaga a second time to show that the earlier win was no fluke. With this balance of big wins and a few hiccups, they shape up as a squad poised to potentially outperform expectations come the big dance.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/9New Mexico23W72-58
11/12Weber St163L61-57
11/17(N)San Diego St20L79-54
11/19(N)Xavier55L66-49
11/24Davidson126W89-55
11/27Utah67L78-71
12/1(N)Boise St59L63-60
12/5Cleveland St202W70-57
12/9@Colorado St34W64-61
12/16(N)UNLV57W69-67
12/19MTSU253W71-34
12/21N Kentucky183W92-56
12/23Missouri St134L69-64
12/29Kent188W66-46
1/4@San Diego251W81-70
1/6@Loy Marymount242W68-64
1/11Portland269W95-52
1/13@Santa Clara107W73-49
1/20@San Francisco89W77-60
1/25Pacific355W76-28
1/27Loy Marymount242W70-65
1/31Santa Clara107W82-77
2/3@Gonzaga14W64-62
2/6@Pacific355W84-43
2/10@Portland269W76-51
2/15Pepperdine241W103-59
2/20San Francisco89W70-66
2/24San Diego251W88-62
2/29@Pepperdine241W83-57
3/2Gonzaga14L70-57
3/11(N)Santa Clara107W79-65
3/12(N)Gonzaga14W69-60