NCAA Tournament March Madness

#135 UTRGV

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UTRGV’s profile argues that it can’t be trusted for an at-large bid because its worst moments arrived in true road tests at Baylor, Illinois and Boise State where it was beaten decisively, while its best moments — a string of conference road victories at New Orleans and Nicholls and a clutch win over McNeese State — show the program can win away from home and finish its league slate strong. Heavy nonconference defeats and a home setback to SF Austin leave a mark on how the committee views the resume. The remaining road date at SE Louisiana, a trip to McNeese State and upcoming home games with East Texas A&M and Northwestern Louisiana offer clear chances to add quality results, but without a signature neutral-site win or an additional high-profile road victory the surefire path to the tournament runs through winning the conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Baylor45L96-81
11/8@Southern Utah267W95-72
11/11@Boise St58L85-65
11/22@Missouri St213L74-67
11/24@Illinois6L87-73
12/3@SF Austin82L73-60
12/7Austin Peay142W63-50
12/11UT Arlington168L58-50
12/16@Lamar208W83-72
12/29New Orleans198L85-69
12/31Nicholls St256L71-69
1/3TAM C. Christi188L63-59
1/5Incarnate Word277W80-67
1/10@East Texas A&M278L77-69
1/12@Northwestern LA281L64-63
1/17McNeese St62W79-76
1/19SE Louisiana284W68-65
1/24@Houston Chr294W68-51
1/26@TAM C. Christi188W64-55
1/31@Incarnate Word277W106-93
2/2Houston Chr294W74-57
2/7@New Orleans198W95-76
2/9@Nicholls St256W92-72
2/14SF Austin82L66-57
2/16Lamar208W70-65
2/21@SE Louisiana28470%
2/23@McNeese St6219%
2/28East Texas A&M27885%
3/2Northwestern LA28186%