NCAA Tournament March Madness

#289 CS Bakersfield

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

CS Bakersfield's profile is anchored by a meaningful road victory at Fresno State and a string of comfortable home wins over nonconference opponents, but a series of lopsided losses on hostile floors at California, Mississippi and Florida State and additional setbacks at Portland State and Cal State Northridge have significantly dented the résumé. The Fresno State road triumph proves they can win away from home, yet most of the resume’s better results came on the home floor against weaker opponents while the most damaging results came in true road environments against stronger programs. The remaining slate includes important chances to alter that perception with trips to UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine and UC Davis and visits to Hawaii and UC San Diego along with winnable home dates against Long Beach State, Cal Poly and Cal State Fullerton. To improve their standing they need road wins against the higher-end conference names, and without a marked turnaround away from home the clearest route to the NCAA field runs through capturing the conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@California70L87-60
11/11W Illinois358W74-58
11/14@Mississippi52L82-60
11/17@Portland St162L93-80
11/22MS Valley St365W86-70
11/25@Florida St93L89-59
11/30@Fresno St160W76-71
12/4@CS Northridge240L87-66
12/6@UC Santa Barbara14716%
12/11N Dakota St14935%
12/13Pepperdine28661%
12/23Idaho21047%
1/1UC Irvine12528%
1/3@UC Davis16620%
1/8UC Riverside26757%
1/10@Long Beach St27036%
1/15UC Santa Barbara14734%
1/17UC San Diego9720%
1/22@Hawaii1018%
1/23@Hawaii1018%
1/29Cal Poly22350%
1/31UC Davis16639%
2/5@UC Irvine12512%
2/7@CS Fullerton28739%
2/12Hawaii10121%
2/19@UC Riverside26735%
2/21CS Fullerton28761%
2/26@UC San Diego978%
2/28Long Beach St27058%
3/5CS Northridge24053%
3/7@Cal Poly22329%