NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Washington St

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#175 Washington St

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Washington State’s profile reads like a team that can put points on the board but gets exposed when it matters most, with gaudy offensive outings undone by defensive meltdowns in losses to Arizona State and Gonzaga and a damaging home defeat to Washington. The few bright spots — wins over St. Thomas Minnesota and Southern Utah and close contests at Davidson and at Bradley — are outweighed by neutral losses to Arizona State and Seton Hall and by multiple road setbacks that leave the résumé light on quality wins away from Pullman. With a brutal run remaining that includes trips to St. Mary’s and Gonzaga plus a visit to USC alongside several winnable games at San Diego, Portland and Pepperdine, the path forward is straightforward: secure a statement road or neutral victory and shore up the defense, because without that the season is defined more by bad losses than by the occasional encouraging performance.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	Idaho	194	L83-81
11/7	@Davidson	134	L85-69
11/10	St Thomas MN	160	W81-71
11/14	Washington	48	L81-69
11/19	Southern Utah	318	W98-74
11/25	(N)Arizona St	70	L100-94
11/26	(N)Seton Hall	57	L75-61
12/2	@Bradley	125	L64-60
12/7	Nevada	87	L78-64
12/14	@USC	35	6%
12/17	(N)E Washington	240	61%
12/20	Mercer	169	60%
12/28	@Portland	244	52%
12/30	@Seattle	109	23%
1/2	Loy Marymount	137	51%
1/4	Oregon St	180	62%
1/10	@St Mary's CA	32	6%
1/15	Gonzaga	3	3%
1/18	@San Francisco	94	19%
1/21	@San Diego	257	54%
1/24	Pepperdine	295	81%
1/28	Seattle	109	43%
1/31	Portland	244	73%
2/4	@Oregon St	180	40%
2/7	Santa Clara	66	27%
2/10	@Gonzaga	3	1%
2/18	Pacific	123	47%
2/21	St Mary's CA	32	15%
2/25	@Loy Marymount	137	30%
2/28	@Pepperdine	295	62%