NCAA Tournament March Madness

#121 Stanford

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Projection: likely out

When examining Stanford's season, their rollercoaster performance paints a picture of inconsistency. The highlight reel features an impressive upset against a top-tier Arizona powerhouse, showcasing their potential to take on high-caliber teams, but this spark of brilliance stands as a solitary beacon in a sea of struggles. A pattern of dropping games to peers like UCLA, Oregon, and Washington State—teams that are key resume builders—erodes the credibility that one upset might bring to their tournament hopes. Additionally, the surprising losses to lower-ranked conference rivals like California and Oregon State, alongside a less-than-stellar record in a competitive Pac-12 environment, do not help their cause. Despite flashes of offensive firepower, the inconsistency on the defensive end, which data suggests has been less than formidable, allows opponents to comfortably score, and this lack of dominance on both ends of the floor is likely to keep them from dancing in March.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6CS Northridge221W88-79
11/10CS Sacramento305W91-73
11/14Santa Clara107L89-77
11/17E Washington143W95-70
11/22(N)Arkansas111L77-74
11/23(N)Michigan132L83-78
11/24(N)Northern Iowa101L73-51
12/3San Diego251W88-64
12/17Idaho314W82-64
12/21@San Diego St20L74-60
12/29Arizona St122L76-73
12/31Arizona7W100-82
1/3@UCLA106W59-53
1/6@USC104L93-79
1/11@Oregon St147W88-84
1/14Utah67W79-73
1/18Washington St49L89-75
1/20Washington82W90-80
1/26@California120L73-71
2/1@Arizona St122W71-62
2/4@Arizona7L82-71
2/7UCLA106L82-74
2/10USC104W99-68
2/15@Washington82L85-65
2/17@Washington St49L72-59
2/22Oregon61L78-65
2/24Oregon St147L85-73
2/29@Utah67L90-68
3/3@Colorado37L81-71
3/7California120W80-58
3/13(N)California120W87-76
3/14(N)Washington St49L79-62