NCAA Tournament March Madness

#117 UNLV

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Projection: likely out

UNLV’s résumé shows clear highs and confusing lows that together explain why the committee would be hesitant to nod them into the field. Road victories at Memphis, Stanford and Utah St are the kind of neutral and away wins that committees prize and home triumphs over Boise St and Fresno St add credibility, but those positives are undercut by ugly neutral-site setbacks to Alabama, Rutgers and Maryland, an inexplicable home defeat to Tennessee St and damaging conference losses at Wyoming and Colorado St that scream inconsistency. The remaining schedule offers a mix of resume savers and routine chances: high-visibility trips to San Diego St and Boise St and a home chance against San Diego St are the opportunities to swing perception while visits to San Jose St and Air Force are favorable spots to collect must-have wins. Until UNLV pairs more road or neutral quality victories with an end to harmful losses the committee is likely to view them on the wrong side of the tournament cut.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4TN Martin205L86-81
11/8Chattanooga260W101-69
11/11Montana163L102-93
11/16@Memphis97W92-78
11/20St Joseph's PA173W99-85
11/24(N)Maryland115L74-67
11/25(N)Alabama18L115-76
11/27(N)Rutgers142L80-65
12/7@Stanford76W75-74
12/13Tennessee St240L63-60
12/20Fresno St135W84-72
1/3Air Force340W67-39
1/6@Wyoming102L98-66
1/9@Colorado St88L70-62
1/13Boise St69W89-85
1/17@San Jose St250W76-62
1/20@Utah St34W86-76
1/24San Diego St4533%
1/27New Mexico4433%
1/30@Nevada6523%
2/3@Fresno St13543%
2/7Grand Canyon8247%
2/10San Jose St25084%
2/13@Boise St6923%
2/18Colorado St8850%
2/21@Air Force34087%
2/25@Grand Canyon8226%
2/28Nevada6542%
3/3Utah St3426%
3/6@San Diego St4516%