NCAA Tournament March Madness

#279 CS Sacramento

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

CS Sacramento’s résumé is defined by contrast: it has shown it can compete in tight games against mid‑major opponents with a home win over Presbyterian and competitive outings versus UC Santa Barbara and at UC Davis, yet the nonconference slate is marred by heavy losses on brutal road trips to high‑major programs such as UCLA, Baylor and California that strip those games of positive value. The lack of meaningful road or neutral‑site victories leaves the committee with few signature wins to reward and makes the few quality moments feel like isolated instances rather than a trend. The remaining stretch of the schedule features multiple true road tests at Cal Baptist and Cal State Northridge and conference trips into places like Weber State, Northern Colorado and Montana that represent the primary opportunities to build the kind of resume the committee respects. Put simply, competent showings against peers are outweighed by damaging defeats away from home so wins in hostile venues are the clearest path to changing how this team is judged.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/11UC Santa Barbara147L92-87
11/14@UC Davis165L77-73
11/16Presbyterian262W64-62
11/18@UCLA33L79-48
11/21@California71L91-67
11/29@Pacific129L68-54
12/2@Baylor29L110-88
12/20@Cal Baptist13615%
12/22@CS Northridge23933%
1/1@Idaho St17123%
1/3@Weber St19125%
1/10@Portland St16221%
1/15Northern Arizona26660%
1/17N Colorado15339%
1/22@Idaho20928%
1/24@E Washington24735%
1/29Montana St15640%
1/31Montana19547%
2/2Weber St19146%
2/7Portland St16240%
2/12@N Colorado15320%
2/14@Northern Arizona26638%
2/19E Washington24757%
2/21Idaho20950%
2/26@Montana19526%
2/28@Montana St15620%
3/2Idaho St17143%