NCAA Tournament March Madness

#55 Tulsa

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Projected seed: 12 (automatic qualifier)

Tulsa’s resume is built around eye-catching moments that selection committees value: neutral-site wins over Rhode Island, Northern Iowa and New Mexico State, gritty road victories at UAB and WKU, and a defining home win over Wichita State demonstrate the team can beat quality opponents away from its building. A razor-thin road loss at Kansas State reinforced that Tulsa can compete with higher-profile programs, but damaging setbacks such as the home loss to South Florida and the trip defeat at North Texas expose inconsistencies that keep the profile from being airtight. Those mixed results explain why the team is viewed on the fringe: its best wins and road grit keep it in serious consideration while the bad losses and defensive lapses prevent a comfortable nod. The remaining slate offers tangible ways to climb with road tests at Florida Atlantic and at South Florida, a home date with UAB, a visit to Wichita State, road work at Tulane and East Carolina and a final home meeting with Temple so strong finishes would turn opportunity into security.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7(N)Rhode Island109W82-65
11/12@Oral Roberts333W88-87
11/17@Kansas St91L84-83
11/21Austin Peay166W84-75
11/25(N)San Jose St252W81-51
11/26(N)Northern Iowa108W63-60
12/6Missouri St198W98-74
12/10Ark Pine Bluff307W117-84
12/13(N)New Mexico St174W83-70
12/19@WKU164W82-81
12/22Denver269W90-85
12/31Rice237W97-48
1/4@North Texas155L72-67
1/10South Florida67L93-78
1/14@Charlotte163W86-74
1/18@UAB123W99-77
1/21Memphis103W83-66
1/24@Rice237W87-81
1/28North Texas155W82-66
2/1Wichita St95W93-83
2/4@FL Atlantic11058%
2/8@South Florida6742%
2/11UAB12381%
2/14@Wichita St9553%
2/18Charlotte16387%
2/22UT San Antonio34699%
2/25@Tulane18875%
3/4@East Carolina26186%
3/5@East Carolina26186%
3/8Temple14885%