NCAA Tournament March Madness

#159 UC Davis

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

The projection that UC Davis must secure the Big West automatic bid fits the resume because the Aggies have flashed their ceiling in true quality moments but left too much damage on the ledger to feel safe. Their best nights include a tough road victory at Nevada and a neutral-site win over UC Santa Barbara and they beat solid league opponents at home like UC Irvine, yet those highlights are offset by an embarrassing trip to Oregon and a string of bad losses to teams such as UC San Diego and Seattle that selection committees treat as resume killers. Given a résumé with sharp peaks and abrasive valleys, and an uneven record away from neutral courts, the clearest and most realistic path to the NCAA field runs through the remainder of the Big West schedule and the conference tournament against familiar foes like UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton and UC San Diego.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5N Dakota St113W80-68
11/9@Portland202L67-63
11/14CS Sacramento265W77-73
11/18@Nevada75W75-71
11/21@Colorado70L95-79
11/24Louisiana313W77-56
12/4@Hawaii107L75-69
12/13@Oregon99L104-62
12/17Seattle119L79-78
12/21@Idaho St250W93-83
1/1CS Northridge175W89-80
1/3CS Bakersfield326L81-79
1/8@UC Santa Barbara130W93-86
1/10@Cal Poly212L84-78
1/15CS Fullerton168W74-69
1/17UC Irvine104W75-72
1/22UC San Diego118L80-74
1/24UC Riverside258W74-66
1/29@CS Northridge175L94-78
1/31@CS Bakersfield326W80-72
2/5UC Santa Barbara130W85-75
2/7Cal Poly212W67-58
2/12@UC San Diego118L68-51
2/14Long Beach St231W71-54
2/19@CS Fullerton168L93-92
2/21@UC Riverside258W78-73
2/26Hawaii107L77-73
3/5@Long Beach St231W76-70
3/7@UC Irvine104L79-69
3/11(N)UC Santa Barbara130W79-73
3/12(N)CS Fullerton168L82-70