NCAA Tournament March Madness

#225 UTEP

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UTEP’s résumé is defined more by damaging defeats than by signature victories. A heavy road loss at Utah State, neutral-site setbacks to William & Mary and UAB, and tough trips to Seattle and Hawaii underline an inability to win away from home, and a tight loss to Norfolk State at home shows vulnerability to underdogs. The clear highlight is the victory over North Dakota State on campus, which proves the roster can put together a strong performance, but the absence of road or neutral wins over respected opponents will weigh on the selection committee. The remaining slate hands UTEP meaningful chances at home against Florida International, Missouri State, Louisiana Tech and Delaware alongside difficult road tests at Liberty and New Mexico State, so the path forward is simple: earn quality results away from home and avoid more damaging losses or the current body of work will leave little margin for error.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/11Loy Marymount119L71-58
11/15@Utah St31L75-51
11/24(N)William & Mary114L74-63
11/25(N)UAB107L75-59
12/7@Seattle112L75-68
12/13@Hawaii104L66-61
12/21Norfolk St273L72-71
12/22N Dakota St151W76-66
12/29@Louisiana Tech173L75-63
1/2@Missouri St24141%
1/4@Florida Intl17730%
1/8MTSU14744%
1/10WKU16047%
1/15@Delaware29652%
1/17@Liberty10514%
1/22Florida Intl17752%
1/24Missouri St24163%
1/28Louisiana Tech17352%
1/31Delaware29673%
2/4@Sam Houston St11718%
2/7New Mexico St13040%
2/11@Jacksonville St21938%
2/14Liberty10531%
2/21@New Mexico St13020%
2/26@MTSU14724%
2/28@WKU16026%
3/5Kennesaw16147%
3/7Jacksonville St21960%