NCAA Tournament March Madness

#10 BYU

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Projected seed: 3

BYU’s résumé is built on eye-catching neutral-site scalps of Villanova and Wisconsin and a strong nonconference showing that included neutral wins over Miami and Dayton, which proves the program can win away from home against high-profile opponents; that body of work is tempered by a close neutral loss to Connecticut that counts as a quality but damaging blemish and by a string of low-value wins over submajor opponents that do little to move the needle. In conference play they have recorded meaningful victories and now face a gauntlet of true road tests at Kansas, Arizona, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Baylor and others along with marquee home dates against Arizona, Houston and a rematch with Texas Tech, any of which can greatly improve or noticeably weaken their standing depending on the results. Taken together, the resume shows a team with real upside because of its neutral-site resume and capable offense, but also a clear vulnerability until it converts one or more of those high-leverage opportunities away from its own gym.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Villanova39W71-66
11/8Holy Cross309W98-53
11/11Delaware269W85-68
11/15(N)Connecticut7L86-84
11/21(N)Wisconsin27W98-70
11/27(N)Miami FL38W72-62
11/28(N)Dayton62W83-79
12/3@Cal Baptist137W91-60
12/8(N)Clemson2166%
12/9Clemson2176%
12/13UC Riverside26699%
12/16Pacific13096%
12/19Abilene Chr23799%
12/22E Washington24799%
1/3@Kansas St7677%
1/7Arizona St8292%
1/10@Utah12088%
1/14TCU5286%
1/17@Texas Tech3058%
1/24Utah12096%
1/26Arizona960%
1/31@Kansas1853%
2/4@Oklahoma St5069%
2/7Houston860%
2/10@Baylor2958%
2/14Colorado6889%
2/18@Arizona938%
2/21Iowa St555%
2/24UCF5887%
2/28@West Virginia6974%
3/3@Cincinnati7477%
3/7Texas Tech3078%