NCAA Tournament March Madness

#30 Utah St

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Projected seed: 8 (automatic qualifier)

Utah State’s placement makes sense because its resume is built on eye-catching neutral-court wins over San Diego State and Nevada and important road victories at Boise State and New Mexico that prove it can win away from home, but those high points are offset by damaging defeats at UNLV and South Florida and an unexpected loss at Grand Canyon that keep the profile from feeling secure. The body of work shows it can handle conference opponents at home and close out solid wins, yet the handful of ugly road losses undermines that momentum and creates separation from the safer resumes. The remaining neutral-court opportunities against Nevada and San Diego State offer a clear path to solidify standing if they go right and an equally obvious way to see it slip if they go wrong.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7(N)VCU45W80-77
11/12Weber St198W83-73
11/15UTEP276W75-51
11/21(N)Tulane211W96-75
11/23(N)Davidson114W94-60
11/29Montana St133W84-81
12/4@South Florida47L74-61
12/7@Charlotte183W79-53
12/13(N)Illinois St103W83-78
12/20Colorado St88W100-58
12/30@Fresno St132W72-63
1/3San Jose St225W96-78
1/6@Air Force345W99-62
1/10@Boise St62W93-68
1/14Nevada75W71-62
1/17@Grand Canyon61L84-74
1/20UNLV108L86-76
1/23@Colorado St88W65-61
1/28Wyoming98W94-62
1/31San Diego St48W71-66
2/4@New Mexico50W86-66
2/7@Wyoming98W85-83
2/10Fresno St132W91-78
2/14Memphis134W99-75
2/18Boise St62W75-56
2/21@Nevada75L80-77
2/25@San Diego St48L89-72
2/28Grand Canyon61W74-69
3/3@UNLV108L92-65
3/7New Mexico50W94-90
3/12(N)UNLV108W80-60
3/13(N)Nevada75W79-66
3/14(N)San Diego St48W73-62