NCAA Tournament March Madness

#212 Tarleton St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Tarleton State’s season reads like a résumé that needs a headline win because its nonconference slate was defined by heavy losses at major programs such as SMU, LSU, Baylor and Cincinnati while its best results came against mid- and low-major opponents like Merrimack, Rice and Cal Baptist. Those ugly road defeats and a string of narrow setbacks away from home, including at Cal Baptist, Southern Utah and Utah Tech, have undermined its out-of-conference credibility and left the committee with little marquee evidence to justify an at-large selection. The defense has had moments that kept games within reach but offensive inconsistency has prevented signature road or neutral-site victories that would change perceptions. With the remainder of the schedule offering conference matchups at Utah Valley and Cal Baptist plus home tests against Southern Utah, Utah Tech and UT Arlington, the practical route to the NCAA field runs through winning the Western Athletic Conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@SMU38L96-76
11/5@LSU55L96-60
11/8TAM C. Christi188W85-77
11/11Merrimack162W76-62
11/14@Baylor45L94-81
11/20@Rice232W90-74
12/1@Cincinnati51L76-58
12/16@MS Valley St365W88-64
12/19Florida A&M332W78-54
12/29@UT Arlington168W69-63
1/1Utah Valley88L91-85
1/3Cal Baptist120W81-76
1/8Abilene Chr231L84-80
1/15@Southern Utah267L106-105
1/17@Utah Tech178L75-71
1/21@UT Arlington168L71-64
1/29Utah Valley88L83-55
1/31Utah Tech178L65-59
2/5@Cal Baptist120L56-55
2/7@Southern Utah267W62-59
2/14@Abilene Chr231L73-59
2/16Abilene Chr231W65-62
2/19Southern Utah26773%
2/21Utah Tech17855%
2/26@Utah Valley8815%
2/28@Cal Baptist12022%
3/5UT Arlington16853%