NCAA Tournament March Madness

#251 Utah Tech

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Utah Tech’s résumé is anchored by a true road win at South Dakota and a solid result at home against UC Riverside, but those highlights are overwhelmed by lopsided road defeats at Arizona and Arizona State and additional losses at Santa Clara and Hawaii that underline struggles to win away from home. A close neutral loss to Manhattan and a neutral-site victory over Mississippi Valley State show the team can hang in nonconference settings but lack a marquee scalp that would shift perception. The remaining slate offers meaningful chances to alter the narrative with road tests at Weber State and at Creighton as well as a sequence of conference games against Utah Valley, Cal Baptist, Tarleton State, UT Arlington, Southern Utah and Abilene Christian where road or neutral success would carry extra weight. Until Utah Tech can turn those upcoming opportunities into road wins or capture a signature result against a prominent opponent, the tough losses will continue to temper how a committee views the résumé.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@South Dakota275W81-79
11/7@Arizona4L93-67
11/9@Arizona St66L81-66
11/12(N)Manhattan320L79-75
11/14(N)MS Valley St365W81-75
11/15@Hawaii102L68-62
11/25Portland St183L68-63
11/29UC Riverside253W77-69
12/3@Santa Clara71L90-80
12/20@Weber St21033%
12/22@Creighton484%
12/29Southern Utah31876%
1/1@Abilene Chr21434%
1/8@Cal Baptist12617%
1/10@Utah Valley838%
1/15UT Arlington17246%
1/17Tarleton St18149%
1/21@Cal Baptist12617%
1/24Southern Utah31876%
1/29@Abilene Chr21434%
1/31@Tarleton St18128%
2/5UT Arlington17246%
2/12Utah Valley8321%
2/14Cal Baptist12634%
2/19@UT Arlington17226%
2/21@Tarleton St18128%
2/26Abilene Chr21455%
2/28@Southern Utah31856%
3/7Utah Valley8321%