NCAA Tournament March Madness
#29 Baylor
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Projected seed: 4
Baylor’s résumé features eye-catching neutral-site wins over Creighton and San Diego State and a solid home victory over Washington that showcase its offensive upside, yet a neutral loss to St John’s and a lack of resume-defining road scalps temper the case. The conference slate hands the Bears a brutal mix of opportunities and pitfalls with road trips at Memphis, TCU, Oklahoma State, Kansas and Houston and high-profile matchups against Iowa State, BYU, Louisville and Arizona that can either deliver the signature wins the committee values or produce damaging setbacks. Easier home tests such as Texas Tech and Arizona State and the remaining lower-profile dates provide chances to pile up safe results, but until Baylor proves it can win away from its own court against top league rivals its standing will hinge on those neutral wins and the outcomes of the upcoming gauntlet.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | UTRGV | 200 | W96-81 |
| 11/9 | Washington | 60 | W78-69 |
| 11/14 | Tarleton St | 197 | W94-81 |
| 11/24 | (N)Creighton | 53 | W81-74 |
| 11/25 | (N)St John's | 16 | L96-81 |
| 11/26 | (N)San Diego St | 47 | W91-81 |
| 12/2 | CS Sacramento | 278 | W110-88 |
| 12/6 | @Memphis | 73 | 59% |
| 12/10 | Norfolk St | 232 | 97% |
| 12/19 | Alcorn St | 333 | 99% |
| 12/21 | Southern Univ | 203 | 96% |
| 1/3 | @TCU | 52 | 52% |
| 1/7 | Iowa St | 5 | 36% |
| 1/10 | Houston | 8 | 41% |
| 1/13 | @Oklahoma St | 50 | 51% |
| 1/16 | @Kansas | 18 | 34% |
| 1/20 | Texas Tech | 30 | 62% |
| 1/24 | TCU | 52 | 73% |
| 1/28 | @Cincinnati | 74 | 60% |
| 1/31 | @West Virginia | 69 | 57% |
| 2/4 | Colorado | 68 | 77% |
| 2/7 | @Iowa St | 5 | 18% |
| 2/10 | BYU | 10 | 42% |
| 2/14 | (N)Louisville | 14 | 36% |
| 2/17 | @Kansas St | 76 | 60% |
| 2/21 | Arizona St | 82 | 82% |
| 2/24 | Arizona | 9 | 41% |
| 2/28 | @UCF | 58 | 54% |
| 3/4 | @Houston | 8 | 22% |
| 3/7 | Utah | 120 | 90% |