NCAA Tournament March Madness
#26 Utah St
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Projected seed: 5
Utah State’s resume looks the way it does because it pairs a string of attention-grabbing neutral-site victories over VCU, Tulane and Davidson with authoritative wins at home over Colorado State and on the road at Fresno State and Charlotte, showing the team can close out quality opponents away from home. The most damaging result is the road loss at South Florida, which stands out against an otherwise tidy nonconference slate and gives the committee a reason to pause. The remaining Mountain West slate includes road trips to Boise State and Nevada plus high-profile matchups with San Diego State and Memphis and a late return to Fresno State, so the Aggies have multiple clear opportunities to add the sorts of road and neutral wins that would erase doubt and reinforce the résumé.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7 | (N)VCU | 45 | W80-77 |
| 11/12 | Weber St | 212 | W83-73 |
| 11/15 | UTEP | 264 | W75-51 |
| 11/21 | (N)Tulane | 185 | W96-75 |
| 11/23 | (N)Davidson | 120 | W94-60 |
| 11/29 | Montana St | 159 | W84-81 |
| 12/4 | @South Florida | 86 | L74-61 |
| 12/7 | @Charlotte | 172 | W79-53 |
| 12/13 | (N)Illinois St | 90 | W83-78 |
| 12/20 | Colorado St | 88 | W100-58 |
| 12/30 | @Fresno St | 146 | W72-63 |
| 1/3 | San Jose St | 222 | W96-78 |
| 1/6 | @Air Force | 336 | W99-62 |
| 1/10 | @Boise St | 63 | 59% |
| 1/14 | Nevada | 81 | 82% |
| 1/17 | @Grand Canyon | 93 | 68% |
| 1/20 | UNLV | 148 | 94% |
| 1/23 | @Colorado St | 88 | 66% |
| 1/28 | Wyoming | 95 | 85% |
| 1/31 | San Diego St | 50 | 74% |
| 2/4 | @New Mexico | 53 | 55% |
| 2/7 | @Wyoming | 95 | 69% |
| 2/10 | Fresno St | 146 | 94% |
| 2/14 | Memphis | 79 | 82% |
| 2/18 | Boise St | 63 | 79% |
| 2/21 | @Nevada | 81 | 64% |
| 2/25 | @San Diego St | 50 | 53% |
| 2/28 | Grand Canyon | 93 | 85% |
| 3/3 | @UNLV | 148 | 83% |
| 3/7 | New Mexico | 53 | 76% |