NCAA Tournament March Madness

#223 TAM C. Christi

Bubble Watch | Bracketology

Chat with the Bracketologist | How does this work?


Projection: need to automatically qualify

TAM C. Christi’s profile reads like a team that challenged itself early and now must make the most of conference play to repair a résumé that has flashes but few headline wins. The Islanders took tough road trips to SMU and Tarleton State and paid the price in brutal outings at Kansas, Oklahoma State and Xavier, while the lone eye-catching result came on the road at Lamar and a few competitive showings away from home that suggest defensive tenacity can hang with better opposition. The remaining slate features winnable home dates against Nicholls State and New Orleans and manageable matchups with Houston Christian and Lamar that are the kind of opportunities a committee watches closely, but looming road tests at McNeese State and Incarnate Word are the moments that will define whether those conference victories carry weight. In short, the defense keeps the Islanders in enough games to stay relevant, yet without more resume-building wins away from home the margin for error in league play is razor thin.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@SMU41L69-58
11/8@Tarleton St185L85-77
11/11@Kansas16L77-46
11/16@Oklahoma St61L85-69
11/28@Xavier102L88-67
12/6@Lamar261W57-49
12/17@SF Austin140L69-60
12/29Nicholls St23263%
12/31New Orleans21960%
1/3@UTRGV18030%
1/5@Houston Chr28649%
1/10@Northwestern LA29351%
1/12@East Texas A&M29652%
1/17SE Louisiana27869%
1/19McNeese St6420%
1/24@Incarnate Word16928%
1/26UTRGV18052%
1/31Houston Chr28670%
2/2Incarnate Word16949%
2/7@Nicholls St23241%
2/9@New Orleans21938%
2/14Lamar26166%
2/16SF Austin14041%
2/21@McNeese St648%
2/23@SE Louisiana27847%
2/28Northwestern LA29372%
3/2East Texas A&M29673%