NCAA Tournament March Madness

#94 Wichita St

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Projection: likely out

Wichita State sits on the wrong side of the bubble because its resume mixes a few decent wins with a cluster of damaging defeats and a nonconference ledger that lacks heft. The Shockers' best moments include a home victory over Memphis and road wins at UAB and Northern Iowa that show they can win away from home, but many of their nonconference triumphs came against UNC Asheville, Prairie View and Loyola‑Chicago and those results do little to offset heavy neutral site losses to St Mary’s, Colorado State and Western Kentucky. Road setbacks at Boise State and Florida Atlantic and a home defeat to DePaul compounded those neutral site failures and the costly loss at Charlotte exposed inconsistency. The remaining slate offers clear chances to change the conversation with trips to Tulsa and Memphis and a visit to UT San Antonio plus home dates against Temple and Florida Atlantic. Until those games are decided Wichita State looks like a team that needs multiple meaningful wins to earn a committee's favor.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4UNC Asheville224W75-58
11/8Prairie View325W105-62
11/13Loyola-Chicago314W95-74
11/18@Boise St57L62-59
11/22WI Milwaukee268W75-58
11/26(N)St Mary's CA32L70-65
11/27(N)Colorado St93L76-70
11/28(N)WKU174L75-70
12/6@Northern Iowa87W74-69
12/13DePaul112L61-58
12/17Wofford225W84-73
12/21E Kentucky271W88-57
12/31@UAB120W75-70
1/3@Charlotte176L104-100
1/7Rice230L66-64
1/11North Texas142W78-67
1/15@FL Atlantic115L85-67
1/18@South Florida58W86-85
1/21East Carolina261W77-60
1/24Memphis99W74-59
2/1@Tulsa60L93-83
2/4Charlotte176W74-64
2/8@Tulane191W75-61
2/11South Florida58L66-58
2/14Tulsa6049%
2/18@East Carolina26176%
2/21Temple15577%
2/26@Memphis9940%
3/1@UT San Antonio34893%
3/7FL Atlantic11568%