NCAA Tournament March Madness

#80 USC

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Projection: likely out

USC’s résumé mixes impressive moments with damaging setbacks so the team sits precariously. Neutral-site victories over Seton Hall and Boise State and true road wins at Oregon and Wisconsin show it can win away from home while home victories over Indiana and Maryland add useful quality. Those positives are outweighed by ugly blowouts at Michigan, Michigan State and Illinois and by lopsided results at both home and on the road against UCLA plus repeated setbacks to Washington that expose inconsistency. Close losses at high-level Big Ten sites demonstrate the squad can compete but without a defining signature win over top-tier opposition and with the late-season slide the path to the field is narrow.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Cal Poly212W94-64
11/9Manhattan330W114-83
11/14(N)Illinois St103W87-67
11/20Troy143W107-106
11/24(N)Boise St62W70-67
11/25(N)Seton Hall51W83-81
11/26(N)Arizona St67W88-75
12/2@Oregon99W82-77
12/6Washington53L84-76
12/9@San Diego224W94-81
12/14Washington St137W68-61
12/17UT San Antonio340W97-70
1/2@Michigan3L96-66
1/5@Michigan St9L80-51
1/9@Minnesota77W70-69
1/13Maryland120W88-71
1/17Purdue8L69-64
1/21Northwestern57L74-68
1/25@Wisconsin22W73-71
1/28@Iowa25L73-72
1/31Rutgers124W78-75
2/3Indiana46W81-75
2/8@Penn St138W77-75
2/11@Ohio St26L89-82
2/18Illinois7L101-65
2/21Oregon99L71-70
2/24@UCLA27L81-62
2/28Nebraska14L82-67
3/4@Washington53L91-72
3/7UCLA27L89-68
3/11(N)Washington53L83-79