NCAA Tournament March Madness

#64 Tulsa

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Projection: likely out

Tulsa looks more like an at-large longshot than a safe selection because its best wins are respectable without being truly signature and its worst losses actively damage the resume. Neutral-site wins over Rhode Island and Northern Iowa and home victories over Wichita State and Memphis show the team can beat quality opponents, and a narrow loss at Kansas State plus road wins at UAB and WKU demonstrate it can compete away from home. Those highs are undermined by damaging defeats to South Florida at home and on the road and by the home loss to UAB and the setback at Wichita State, which highlight an inconsistent defense and a tendency to drop games that a committee would view as avoidable. The nonconference slate contains a lot of softer opponents and there is a shortage of a marquee neutral victory, so upcoming road dates at Tulane and East Carolina and a home date with Temple are real chances to change the narrative but the current body of work places Tulsa outside comfortable selection territory.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7(N)Rhode Island123W82-65
11/12@Oral Roberts332W88-87
11/17@Kansas St97L84-83
11/21Austin Peay141W84-75
11/25(N)San Jose St227W81-51
11/26(N)Northern Iowa85W63-60
12/6Missouri St217W98-74
12/10Ark Pine Bluff318W117-84
12/13(N)New Mexico St171W83-70
12/19@WKU159W82-81
12/22Denver209W90-85
12/31Rice236W97-48
1/4@North Texas142L72-67
1/10South Florida55L93-78
1/14@Charlotte187W86-74
1/18@UAB119W99-77
1/21Memphis114W83-66
1/24@Rice236W87-81
1/28North Texas142W82-66
2/1Wichita St93W93-83
2/4@FL Atlantic121W78-76
2/8@South Florida55L80-74
2/11UAB119L68-63
2/14@Wichita St93L81-77
2/18Charlotte187W79-74
2/22UT San Antonio339W100-74
2/25@Tulane17571%
3/4@East Carolina25884%
3/5@East Carolina25884%
3/8Temple16986%