NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Wyoming

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#93 Wyoming

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Projection: likely out

Wyoming’s profile reads like a team that can dominate lesser opposition and hang with a power on the road yet still lacks the kinds of resume-topping wins that silence skeptics; impressive blowouts of Portland and Denver and a tight outing at Texas Tech give the program credibility, but the inexplicable road loss at Sam Houston State and a thin ledger against the Mountain West’s better teams keep it on the wrong side of the ledger. The absence of signature neutral-site victories and the struggle to win away from home mean upcoming opportunities at New Mexico, at San Diego State and at Boise State loom as the clearest paths to change perceptions, while home chances against Nevada and Fresno State offer safer ways to rebuild momentum. Until a couple of those higher-visibility games swing in Wyoming’s favor, the stack of comfortable wins over weaker foes and a near-miss at Texas Tech will be viewed as outweighed by the harm done by poor nonconference results and a lack of quality road victories.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/8	CS Fullerton	249	W92-82
11/11	Austin Peay	186	W79-65
11/15	Portland	245	W93-56
11/19	@Sam Houston St	123	L78-70
11/23	Norfolk St	230	W75-67
11/26	Denver	300	W101-59
11/30	@Texas Tech	24	L76-72
12/6	Dartmouth	257	W93-80
12/9	South Dakota	273	W106-79
12/15	(N)S Dakota St	174	72%
12/20	Grand Canyon	92	61%
12/30	@Air Force	326	87%
1/3	@New Mexico	77	31%
1/6	UNLV	146	75%
1/10	@Nevada	89	37%
1/14	San Diego St	45	41%
1/17	@Fresno St	171	61%
1/20	Boise St	44	40%
1/24	San Jose St	184	82%
1/28	@Utah St	40	19%
1/31	Colorado St	61	47%
2/3	@San Diego St	45	21%
2/7	Utah St	40	37%
2/14	@Colorado St	61	27%
2/17	Fresno St	171	80%
2/21	@Grand Canyon	92	39%
2/24	@Boise St	44	21%
2/28	Air Force	326	95%
3/3	Nevada	89	59%
3/7	@San Jose St	184	64%