NCAA Tournament March Madness

#169 UC Davis

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UC Davis' résumé looks like an automatic-bid profile because it combines a resume-building road victory at Nevada with steady home wins over Louisiana and North Dakota State and a tight win over Sacramento, giving the committee clear quality moments. The blemishes are obvious in an ugly trip to Colorado and a road setback at Portland that raise questions about consistency away from home, so the defense-first identity that shored up the good results needs to reappear in hostile environments. The remaining schedule hands the Aggies concrete chances to polish the case with road tests at Hawaii and at Oregon and a season-defining series against UC Santa Barbara alongside important home dates with Seattle and UC Irvine. Protecting the home court and earning a couple of meaningful wins on the road will transform those marquee victories into an indisputable tournament résumé while continued road struggles would leave the profile vulnerable.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5N Dakota St149W80-68
11/9@Portland246L67-63
11/14CS Sacramento279W77-73
11/18@Nevada100W75-71
11/21@Colorado66L95-79
11/24Louisiana327W77-56
12/4@Hawaii9720%
12/5@Hawaii9720%
12/13@Oregon8317%
12/17Seattle11142%
12/21@Idaho St17340%
1/1CS Northridge26676%
1/3CS Bakersfield25976%
1/8@UC Santa Barbara14632%
1/10@Cal Poly22750%
1/15CS Fullerton28779%
1/17UC Irvine13049%
1/22UC San Diego9538%
1/24UC Riverside26176%
1/29@CS Northridge26656%
1/31@CS Bakersfield25955%
2/5UC Santa Barbara14654%
2/7Cal Poly22771%
2/12@UC San Diego9520%
2/14Long Beach St27577%
2/19@CS Fullerton28760%
2/21@UC Riverside26155%
2/26Hawaii9739%
3/5@Long Beach St27557%
3/7@UC Irvine13028%