NCAA Tournament March Madness

#7 Connecticut

Bubble Watch | Bracketology

Chat with the Bracketologist | How does this work?


Projected seed: 2 (automatic qualifier)

Connecticut's resume is anchored by signature neutral-site wins over BYU and Illinois and a road victory at Kansas, with dominant nonconference blowouts over New Haven and Massachusetts Lowell offsetting a lone close loss to Arizona. The Huskies have shown a defensive identity that lets them grind out wins away from home and on neutral floors, which explains how those marquee results were earned. The remaining slate includes a neutral meeting with Florida, important home dates against Texas and Butler, and tough road tests at Xavier, Creighton, Seton Hall and Villanova, all of which offer clear chances to add quality wins or to expose lingering weaknesses. Taken together the profile reads like a team with resume-defining victories in hostile settings and a single blemish to overcome, but with meaningful opportunities left to strengthen its standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3New Haven351W79-55
11/7MA Lowell311W110-47
11/10Columbia134W89-62
11/15(N)BYU10W86-84
11/19Arizona9L71-67
11/23Bryant313W72-49
11/28(N)Illinois17W74-61
12/2@Kansas18W61-56
12/5East Texas A&M299W83-59
12/9(N)Florida1355%
12/12Texas5588%
12/16Butler4184%
12/21@DePaul11889%
12/31@Xavier8181%
1/4Marquette8693%
1/7@Providence7176%
1/10DePaul11896%
1/13@Seton Hall6675%
1/17@Georgetown8883%
1/24Villanova3983%
1/27Providence7190%
1/31@Creighton5372%
2/3Xavier8192%
2/6@St John's1647%
2/11@Butler4166%
2/14Georgetown8893%
2/18Creighton5387%
2/21@Villanova3965%
2/25St John's1669%
2/28Seton Hall6689%
3/7@Marquette8682%