NCAA Tournament March Madness

#113 UC San Diego

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Projection: likely out

UC San Diego’s profile reads like a team that can beat respectable opponents but has not done enough to convince a committee. Its best moments include neutral-site wins over Temple and Bradley and road victories at Fresno State, CS Bakersfield and UC Davis that show it can win away from home, plus a competitive outing at Nevada that earns some credit. Those positives are offset by damaging results such as the heavy loss at UC Santa Barbara, the lopsided defeat to Cal State Fullerton and multiple setbacks against conference peers that reveal inconsistency. With a closing slate that includes a home date with UC Riverside, winnable home games against Cal Poly and CS Bakersfield and road chances at UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara, there are clear paths to improve, but the Tritons will need to deliver on the tougher road tests to erase the bad losses and put together a compelling tournament case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8Houston Chr296W78-60
11/12@Fresno St121W78-73
11/15Idaho179W75-67
11/24(N)Temple155W91-76
11/25(N)Bradley134W87-77
11/26(N)Towson169W87-73
12/2@Nevada57L76-70
12/6@Long Beach St240W80-74
12/13(N)Tulane191W93-67
12/16@Loy Marymount152W67-57
12/19San Diego215L82-80
1/1@Cal Poly225L67-65
1/3Hawaii91W83-73
1/8CS Fullerton171L88-71
1/10@UC Riverside277W69-66
1/15CS Northridge178L84-79
1/17@CS Bakersfield316W83-62
1/22@UC Davis156W80-74
1/24UC Irvine118L61-59
1/29UC Santa Barbara129L62-48
1/31@CS Northridge178L81-64
2/5Long Beach St240W77-74
2/7@Hawaii91L72-67
2/12UC Davis156W68-51
2/14UC Riverside27788%
2/21@UC Irvine11840%
2/26CS Bakersfield31693%
2/28Cal Poly22582%
3/5@CS Fullerton17153%
3/7@UC Santa Barbara12942%