NCAA Tournament March Madness

#76 Stanford

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Projection: likely out

Stanford’s placement on the bubble is understandable because its résumé pairs signature neutral wins over Minnesota and St. Louis with gritty road victories at Virginia Tech and San Jose State that show it can win away from home, yet those high points are offset by damaging results such as a humbling loss to Duke, a stagnant offensive outing against Notre Dame at home and a lopsided defeat at Virginia that expose inconsistent play against top competition. The program’s defensive steadiness has kept it alive while offensive lapses have produced some of the worst blemishes, so the profile reads as worthy but vulnerable. With meaningful conference tests remaining on the road at Miami, at Florida State and at Notre Dame plus a home chance against California, there are clear opportunities to move into safety or to fall further, which is why its current standing feels right.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Portland St155W89-79
11/8Montana181W91-68
11/12Montana St157W77-68
11/18Louisiana322W93-66
11/21Seattle125L77-69
11/27(N)Minnesota84W72-68
11/28(N)St Louis29W78-77
12/1Portland195W94-72
12/7UNLV137L75-74
12/13@San Jose St237W86-82
12/17UT Arlington144W76-60
12/20(N)Colorado79W77-68
12/27CS Northridge204W88-80
12/30Notre Dame75L47-40
1/2Louisville16W80-76
1/7@Virginia Tech57W69-68
1/10@Virginia14L70-55
1/14North Carolina36W95-90
1/17Duke3L80-50
1/24California7260%
1/28@Miami FL3120%
1/31@Florida St11253%
2/4Clemson2635%
2/7Georgia Tech12777%
2/11@Boston College14963%
2/14@Wake Forest6135%
2/21@California7238%
2/25Pittsburgh9668%
2/28SMU3341%
3/4@Notre Dame7538%
3/7@NC State3019%