NCAA Tournament March Madness

#159 Wichita St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Wichita State's season can best be described as tumultuous, with the team's performance oscillating between gritty victories and stinging losses. Notably, the wins against Richmond and SMU show glimpses of what this squad can muster when they jive—the Shockers were able to take down these formidable foes in hard-fought contests. However, against top-tier competition, the Shockers have regularly come up short, underlined by losses to teams like Memphis and Florida Atlantic. Even in their conference, inconsistencies have been the narrative with surprising losses to teams like Temple and East Carolina, suggesting they struggle to maintain form against opponents they should, on paper, challenge more effectively. The defense has at times been their saving grace, keeping them in games where their offense sputtered. Yet, the overall lack of consistency makes it clear that the Shockers' route to any significant postseason success hinges on securing an automatic qualification, their only surefire ticket to the dance.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Lipscomb150W76-59
11/9WKU133W71-61
11/16@Coastal Car315W86-77
11/17(N)Liberty142L83-66
11/19(N)St Louis190W88-69
11/25Norfolk St234W80-67
11/29Richmond77W80-68
12/3@Missouri176L82-72
12/9(N)S Dakota St146L79-69
12/16S Illinois118W69-68
12/21@Kansas St65L69-60
12/30(N)Kansas22L86-67
1/4North Texas87L74-62
1/7@Temple200L68-61
1/14Memphis63L112-86
1/18@FL Atlantic31L86-77
1/21@South Florida72L72-68
1/24East Carolina186L54-52
1/28SMU76W77-72
1/31@Tulsa194L79-68
2/3@Memphis63L65-63
2/7UT San Antonio277W84-64
2/11FL Atlantic31L95-82
2/15@East Carolina186L68-55
2/18@Charlotte115L72-61
2/21Tulsa194W79-63
2/25Temple200L72-66
2/28@UAB92W74-66
3/2Rice262W87-66
3/8@Tulane144L85-75
3/13(N)Rice262W88-81
3/14(N)Memphis63W71-65
3/15(N)UAB92L72-60