NCAA Tournament March Madness

#164 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 Mexico77L74-56
11/15Missouri St260W67-49
11/18@Evansville281W84-76
11/21(N)Campbell212L71-67
11/22@Weber St209W74-73
11/29SF Austin143W66-61
12/2@Arkansas St149L83-63
12/11@UTRGV19345%
12/17@Stanford9019%
12/22@Oral Roberts29464%
12/29Tarleton St19567%
1/1Cal Baptist13151%
1/3@Southern Utah31869%
1/10Abilene Chr22271%
1/15@Utah Tech24854%
1/17@Utah Valley8518%
1/21Tarleton St19567%
1/29Southern Utah31886%
1/31Cal Baptist13151%
2/5@Utah Tech24854%
2/7@Utah Valley8518%
2/12@Abilene Chr22250%
2/14Southern Utah31886%
2/19Utah Tech24875%
2/21Utah Valley8536%
2/26@Cal Baptist13129%
3/5@Tarleton St19545%
3/7@Abilene Chr22250%