NCAA Tournament March Madness

#184 UT Arlington

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UT Arlington’s profile reads like a team that has flashed upside but hurt itself with a couple of ugly road losses, so the committee will treat the season as still very much in flux. The highlights are tangible: steady nonconference victories including a strong showing against Missouri State, a win at Evansville, a clutch road victory at Weber State, and a home triumph over Stephen F. Austin that proves they can beat quality opponents. The low points are equally clear and damaging, with a heavy defeat at Arkansas State, a tough night at New Mexico, and a neutral-site loss to Campbell that weaken the nonconference ledger. Defensively the team has been the steadier half of its game, which has kept it competitive on the road, but offensive inconsistency and the lack of signature wins away from home leave little room for error. Upcoming road tests at Stanford and Utah Valley and a string of conference games against Tarleton State, Cal Baptist, Southern Utah, Utah Tech, and Abilene Christian are real opportunities to add the kind of road or neutral wins that shift perception, while any more bad results would cement the current doubts.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@New Mexico109L74-56
11/15Missouri St250W67-49
11/18@Evansville294W84-76
11/21(N)Campbell215L71-67
11/22@Weber St189W74-73
11/29SF Austin147W66-61
12/2@Arkansas St151L83-63
12/11@UTRGV20142%
12/17@Stanford7814%
12/22@Oral Roberts30763%
12/29Tarleton St19663%
1/1Cal Baptist13447%
1/3@Southern Utah32266%
1/10Abilene Chr23570%
1/15@Utah Tech23950%
1/17@Utah Valley8816%
1/21Tarleton St19663%
1/29Southern Utah32284%
1/31Cal Baptist13447%
2/5@Utah Tech23950%
2/7@Utah Valley8816%
2/12@Abilene Chr23549%
2/14Southern Utah32284%
2/19Utah Tech23971%
2/21Utah Valley8834%
2/26@Cal Baptist13426%
3/5@Tarleton St19641%
3/7@Abilene Chr23549%