NCAA Tournament March Madness

#138 UC Riverside

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UC Riverside’s standing in the NCAA tournament hinges on its ability to compete against stronger opponents while maximizing wins in conference play. Their victories over UC Irvine and Colorado State demonstrate they can hang with quality teams, but losses to Oregon and BYU highlight a significant gap in consistent performance against top competition. The back-and-forth results against lower-tier teams, such as the near-miss against Idaho and the high-scoring battle with Cal Poly, reflect a vulnerability in defense that can be exploited. With upcoming matchups where they must assert dominance, particularly in Big West play, UC Riverside has the opportunity to bolster their resume, but they’ll need to improve their defensive consistency and convert near-wins into solid victories.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Oregon33L91-76
11/8@BYU21L86-80
11/12@Cal Baptist168W70-69
11/19@Santa Clara56L96-54
11/22@Colorado St58W77-75
11/24Alcorn St326W69-52
11/30@Idaho263L80-68
12/5@CS Northridge98W68-64
12/7CS Fullerton350W75-68
12/18Montana St177W83-80
12/21@UNLV92L66-53
12/29St Thomas MN114W81-79
1/2@Long Beach St305W76-60
1/4@UC Irvine61L81-57
1/9Hawaii219L83-76
1/16@UC Santa Barbara146L66-63
1/18UC San Diego41W85-81
1/23UC Irvine61W84-80
1/25@CS Bakersfield236W83-79
1/30UC Davis231W60-58
2/1Cal Poly186W80-62
2/6@UC San Diego41L91-71
2/8CS Bakersfield236W69-64
2/13@UC Davis231L75-74
2/15UC Santa Barbara146W81-69
2/20Long Beach St305W87-66
2/22@Cal Poly186L112-100
2/27@Hawaii219W82-76
3/6CS Northridge98W94-79
3/8@CS Fullerton350W64-59