NCAA Tournament March Madness

#145 WKU

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

WKU’s résumé supports an automatic-qualifier verdict because its best moments include a neutral-site victory over Wichita State, road wins at Liberty and Delaware, and a convincing home result against New Mexico State that show the program can win away from familiar surroundings and on neutral courts. The worst moments, notably the heavy trip to Marshall, losses at Kennesaw and Jacksonville State, a narrow home defeat to Tulsa, and neutral setbacks at Vanderbilt and South Florida, expose inconsistency that keeps questions alive about the ceiling of this group. Remaining opportunities, a home rematch with UTEP and road tests at Missouri State and Florida International, give WKU clear paths to shore up the résumé or to leave the profile muddled depending on how those games play out.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Tennessee Tech303W82-70
11/10@E Kentucky285W87-79
11/16Tennessee St226W95-82
11/26(N)Vanderbilt13L83-78
11/27(N)South Florida54L97-91
11/28(N)Wichita St90W75-70
12/6Evansville308W80-79
12/10@Marshall198L77-61
12/19Tulsa57L82-81
12/29@Jacksonville St204L78-67
1/2Sam Houston St102W102-91
1/4Louisiana Tech236W66-61
1/8@New Mexico St184L80-64
1/10@UTEP268W68-56
1/14Missouri St218W87-72
1/17Kennesaw170L81-65
1/21Liberty112L76-69
1/24@Sam Houston St102L73-58
1/28@Kennesaw170L72-69
1/31@MTSU174W65-60
2/5Jacksonville St204L71-66
2/7Florida Intl205W80-70
2/14MTSU174W82-80
2/18@Delaware275W88-87
2/21@Liberty112W94-73
2/26New Mexico St184W93-70
2/28UTEP26882%
3/5@Missouri St21853%
3/7@Florida Intl20551%