NCAA Tournament March Madness

#71 Tulsa

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Projection: next four out

Tulsa’s profile is driven by a handful of eye-catching moments — a neutral-site win over Rhode Island, a gritty road victory at Oral Roberts and a narrow loss at Kansas State — offset by a nonconference slate full of blowouts over low-major opponents that do little to move the needle with a committee. The offense has shown it can score in a variety of settings while the defense has been uneven, which turns close games into coin flips and mutes the value of those high-scoring results. The American schedule still presents clear chances to add resume-changing wins with road trips to North Texas and Florida Atlantic, key matchups with UAB and Wichita State and a home test against Memphis, and securing victories away from home against any of those opponents would significantly strengthen Tulsa’s case. Overall, the team’s best wins and its competitiveness against higher-level opposition justify continued optimism, but the remaining conference opportunities — especially on the road — will determine whether the resume closes the deal.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7(N)Rhode Island106W82-65
11/12@Oral Roberts294W88-87
11/17@Kansas St58L84-83
11/21Austin Peay191W84-75
11/25(N)San Jose St195W81-51
11/26(N)Northern Iowa95W63-60
12/6Missouri St277W98-74
12/10Ark Pine Bluff347W117-84
12/13(N)New Mexico St131W83-70
12/19@WKU148W82-81
12/22Denver28495%
12/31Rice23592%
1/4@North Texas13862%
1/10South Florida8464%
1/14@Charlotte18773%
1/18@UAB10851%
1/21Memphis7261%
1/25@Rice23580%
1/28North Texas13881%
2/1Wichita St9368%
2/4@FL Atlantic11154%
2/8@South Florida8442%
2/11UAB10872%
2/14@Wichita St9346%
2/18Charlotte18788%
2/22UT San Antonio28995%
2/25@Tulane19775%
3/4@East Carolina26884%
3/5@East Carolina26884%
3/8Temple14982%