NCAA Tournament March Madness
#158 Washington St
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Washington State's profile shows solid home victories over Mercer, Southern Utah and Eastern Washington but virtually no signature road or neutral wins. Road trips to Davidson and Bradley and neutral setbacks against Arizona State and Seton Hall highlight an inability to finish away from Pullman, and additional losses at Nevada and USC along with the home loss to Washington leave a résumé with damaging results that a selection committee will notice. The coming slate mixes winnable home dates and manageable trips such as Portland and Pepperdine with brutal tests at St Mary's and Gonzaga that could reshape perceptions; until the Cougars start accumulating quality results away from home and avoid more poor showings, their body of work will read as middling rather than resume-defining.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Idaho | 187 | L83-81 |
| 11/7 | @Davidson | 133 | L85-69 |
| 11/10 | St Thomas MN | 139 | W81-71 |
| 11/14 | Washington | 49 | L81-69 |
| 11/19 | Southern Utah | 326 | W98-74 |
| 11/25 | (N)Arizona St | 77 | L100-94 |
| 11/26 | (N)Seton Hall | 47 | L75-61 |
| 12/2 | @Bradley | 122 | L64-60 |
| 12/7 | Nevada | 66 | L78-64 |
| 12/14 | @USC | 39 | L68-61 |
| 12/17 | (N)E Washington | 260 | W78-63 |
| 12/20 | Mercer | 162 | W84-78 |
| 12/28 | @Portland | 230 | W67-62 |
| 12/30 | @Seattle | 112 | 27% |
| 1/2 | Loy Marymount | 119 | 50% |
| 1/4 | Oregon St | 178 | 66% |
| 1/10 | @St Mary's CA | 32 | 7% |
| 1/15 | Gonzaga | 5 | 5% |
| 1/18 | @San Francisco | 98 | 23% |
| 1/21 | @San Diego | 194 | 47% |
| 1/24 | Pepperdine | 266 | 79% |
| 1/28 | Seattle | 112 | 48% |
| 1/31 | Portland | 230 | 75% |
| 2/4 | @Oregon St | 178 | 44% |
| 2/7 | Santa Clara | 60 | 30% |
| 2/10 | @Gonzaga | 5 | 1% |
| 2/18 | Pacific | 142 | 56% |
| 2/21 | St Mary's CA | 32 | 17% |
| 2/25 | @Loy Marymount | 119 | 29% |
| 2/28 | @Pepperdine | 266 | 60% |