NCAA Tournament March Madness

#129 UNLV

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UNLV’s profile is built on some unmistakable highs and troubling lows: road victories at Memphis and Stanford and hard foul‑out wins at Boise State and Utah State show the team can win away from home, but that promise is offset by a neutral‑site drubbing at Alabama and neutral losses to Maryland and Rutgers plus an inexplicable defeat to Tennessee State and ugly setbacks at Wyoming, Fresno State and New Mexico that scream inconsistency. Those contrasting results explain why the committee would view this as a fragile resume and why the remaining slate matters so much, with a home date against Colorado State and home chances versus Nevada and Utah State alongside a favorable trip to Air Force serving as the clear opportunities to build a cleaner case while a road trip to Grand Canyon and a visit to San Diego State are the most dangerous landmines. If UNLV does not convert those opportunities into better results it is the sort of profile that ends up needing the conference tournament automatic qualifier.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4TN Martin197L86-81
11/8Chattanooga302W101-69
11/11Montana158L102-93
11/16@Memphis99W92-78
11/20St Joseph's PA153W99-85
11/24(N)Maryland127L74-67
11/25(N)Alabama16L115-76
11/27(N)Rutgers161L80-65
12/7@Stanford76W75-74
12/13Tennessee St260L63-60
12/20Fresno St122W84-72
1/3Air Force347W67-39
1/6@Wyoming104L98-66
1/9@Colorado St93L70-62
1/13Boise St57W89-85
1/17@San Jose St256W76-62
1/20@Utah St25W86-76
1/24San Diego St42L82-71
1/27New Mexico45L89-61
1/30@Nevada56L89-76
2/3@Fresno St122L98-96
2/7Grand Canyon68W80-78
2/10San Jose St256W82-75
2/13@Boise St57W86-83
2/18Colorado St9350%
2/21@Air Force34788%
2/25@Grand Canyon6821%
2/28Nevada5637%
3/3Utah St2519%
3/6@San Diego St4212%