NCAA Tournament March Madness

#121 St Thomas MN

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Projected seed: 14 (automatic qualifier)

St. Thomas’ résumé sits where it does because it combines a signature neutral win over Colorado and genuine road success in league play, including victories at Oral Roberts, Portland, South Dakota and South Dakota State, with a set of losses that raise legitimate questions. The program’s worst moments came through a heavy trip to St. Mary’s in California, a road defeat at Washington State, a neutral-site loss to Cal State Fullerton and a tough road outing at Montana State, and the blemishes are compounded by sloppy results against conference foes like North Dakota and Nebraska Omaha. Committees will reward the ability to win away from home and the clear dominance shown in several league wins, yet they will also penalize the nonconference stumbles and the untidy home losses when deciding how much credibility to give the résumé. Upcoming chances on the road at Missouri-Kansas City and at Denver plus home dates with North Dakota State and Nebraska Omaha give St. Thomas a straightforward pathway to erase doubt and reinforce the placement.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@St Mary's CA32L84-58
11/8Army338W83-76
11/10@Washington St133L81-71
11/13WI Green Bay218W80-61
11/15@SE Missouri St231W84-72
11/21(N)N Colorado149W73-72
11/22(N)CS Fullerton171L88-80
11/23@Portland198W76-66
12/3@Montana St150L82-74
12/7Weber St216W88-65
12/13@UNC Asheville224W80-59
12/20UC Riverside277W92-78
1/4Denver221W92-88
1/7South Dakota282W99-86
1/10@Oral Roberts332W82-71
1/15@North Dakota290W91-80
1/17@N Dakota St126L68-65
1/22S Dakota St219W74-69
1/24@South Dakota282W90-78
1/29North Dakota290L81-80
2/1Missouri KC352W99-64
2/4@S Dakota St219W77-62
2/7Oral Roberts332W92-75
2/12@NE Omaha251L98-94
2/14@Missouri KC35290%
2/21@Denver22161%
2/26N Dakota St12661%
2/28NE Omaha25184%