NCAA Tournament March Madness

#52 Washington

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Projection: likely out

Washington’s profile is defined by flashes of quality and a stretch of damaging setbacks that leave the resume on the wrong side of the bubble. The team’s best moments include a home victory over Ohio State, a road win at USC and a neutral-site success against Nevada, but those bright spots are outweighed by an ugly home loss to Penn State, an upset defeat at Seattle and a series of road losses in hostile arenas against Purdue, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska and Indiana that show it struggles to beat top opposition away from home. A neutral defeat to Colorado and a heavy loss at home to Wisconsin further erode the profile, and while the season ends with a trip to Oregon that offers a final chance to add a signature result, the body of work as it stands explains why the team projects to be on the outside looking in.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Ark Pine Bluff314W94-50
11/6Denver220W84-70
11/9@Baylor49L78-69
11/14@Washington St138W81-69
11/18Southern Univ277W99-93
11/27(N)Nevada73W83-66
11/28(N)Colorado64L81-68
12/3UCLA34L82-80
12/6@USC69W84-76
12/13Southern Utah249W105-69
12/19@Seattle114L70-66
12/22San Diego227W86-56
12/29Utah120W74-65
1/4@Indiana41L90-80
1/7@Purdue7L81-73
1/11Ohio St27W81-74
1/14Michigan2L82-72
1/17Michigan St10L80-63
1/21@Nebraska12L76-66
1/25Oregon100W72-57
1/29@Illinois5L75-66
1/31@Northwestern65W76-62
2/4Iowa23L84-74
2/7@UCLA34L77-73
2/11Penn St137L63-60
2/14Minnesota72W69-57
2/21@Maryland134L64-60
2/24@Rutgers133W79-72
2/28Wisconsin25L90-73
3/4USC69W91-72
3/7@Oregon10059%