NCAA Tournament March Madness

#93 Wichita St

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Projection: likely out

Wichita State’s résumé lacks the kind of signature, neutral-site or true road victories that committees prize; the résumé’s best moments, like the home win over Memphis and gritty road victories at Northern Iowa and UAB, are undermined by damaging neutral-site setbacks to St Mary’s, Colorado State and WKU and ugly losses at Florida Atlantic and Boise State plus surprising home defeats to DePaul and Rice. That combination leaves the schedule looking light on quality scalps and heavy on avoidable blemishes, and while the team’s defense has kept it competitive, offensive inconsistency and a failure to close out high-leverage opportunities have limited upside. With manageable home dates against East Carolina and Temple and a must-win trip to UT San Antonio alongside a chance to prove itself in Memphis and against Florida Atlantic, there are clear paths to repair the profile, but until those chances are seized the overall body of work reads like a résumé on the wrong side of the bubble.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4UNC Asheville224W75-58
11/8Prairie View325W105-62
11/13Loyola-Chicago314W95-74
11/18@Boise St58L62-59
11/22WI Milwaukee268W75-58
11/26(N)St Mary's CA32L70-65
11/27(N)Colorado St94L76-70
11/28(N)WKU175L75-70
12/6@Northern Iowa88W74-69
12/13DePaul112L61-58
12/17Wofford226W84-73
12/21E Kentucky271W88-57
12/31@UAB119W75-70
1/3@Charlotte177L104-100
1/7Rice232L66-64
1/11North Texas142W78-67
1/15@FL Atlantic115L85-67
1/18@South Florida59W86-85
1/21East Carolina261W77-60
1/24Memphis99W74-59
2/1@Tulsa60L93-83
2/4Charlotte177W74-64
2/8@Tulane191W75-61
2/11South Florida59L66-58
2/14Tulsa60W81-77
2/18@East Carolina26177%
2/21Temple15578%
2/26@Memphis9941%
3/1@UT San Antonio34893%
3/7FL Atlantic11569%