NCAA Tournament March Madness

#14 Texas Tech

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Projected seed: 3

Texas Tech’s résumé is built on a string of high-value neutral and road victories that committees prize, including a neutral-site upset of Duke, road wins at Arizona and Baylor, and a statement home victory over Houston, all of which show the team can beat elite opponents away from home; those signature moments offset a rugged slate that featured tests against Purdue, Arkansas, Kansas and other quality foes. The profile is not spotless because a heavy neutral loss at Purdue was followed by damaging road setbacks at Illinois and UCF and a few home slips, so consistency is a legitimate question, but the quantity and quality of the marquee wins combined with solid road performances keep the club squarely in the upper seed range. A final road trip to BYU presents a clear opportunity to reinforce that standing before brackets are set.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Lindenwood266W98-60
11/7Sam Houston St107W98-77
11/11@Illinois5L81-77
11/14WI Milwaukee269W80-63
11/20(N)Wake Forest77W84-83
11/21(N)Purdue7L86-56
11/26New Orleans184W82-50
11/30Wyoming97W76-72
12/7(N)LSU62W82-58
12/13(N)Arkansas16L93-86
12/16N Colorado139W101-90
12/20(N)Duke1W82-81
12/28Winthrop144W87-57
1/3Oklahoma St68W102-80
1/6@Houston6L69-65
1/10@Colorado64W73-71
1/14Utah120W88-74
1/17BYU24W84-71
1/20@Baylor49W92-73
1/24Houston6W90-86
1/31@UCF53L88-80
2/2Kansas20L64-61
2/8@West Virginia56W70-63
2/11Colorado64W78-44
2/14@Arizona3W78-75
2/17@Arizona St59L72-67
2/21Kansas St100W100-72
2/24Cincinnati42W80-68
2/28@Iowa St8W82-73
3/3TCU44L73-65
3/7@BYU2450%