NCAA Tournament March Madness

#76 Kansas St

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Projection: likely out

Kansas State’s resume is framed by a neutral win over Mississippi State and a home victory over California that highlight its offensive upside, but those positives are offset by ugly losses like the home defeat to Bowling Green, the lopsided trip to Indiana, and a narrow neutral loss at Nebraska that leave the overall profile uneven. What will catch a committee’s eye is the team’s inconsistency — capable of winning tight games but also prone to defensive lapses that turn manageable nights into bad results — so the quality of those blemishes matters more than a handful of comfortable wins. The stretch ahead provides clear chances to change perceptions with road tests at Creighton, Arizona and Houston and high-profile home dates against BYU and Iowa State, and how Kansas State performs in those specific places will determine whether the resume looks resume-building or resume-defining.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4UNC Greensboro292W93-64
11/8Bellarmine283W98-71
11/13California70W99-96
11/17Tulsa84W84-83
11/20(N)Mississippi St78W98-77
11/21(N)Nebraska48L86-85
11/25@Indiana24L86-69
12/1Bowling Green112L82-66
12/6Seton Hall6657%
12/8MS Valley St365100%
12/13@Creighton5131%
12/20South Dakota27894%
12/28ULM35599%
1/3BYU1023%
1/7@Arizona99%
1/10@Arizona St8243%
1/14UCF5855%
1/17@Oklahoma St5030%
1/20Utah12077%
1/24Kansas1835%
1/27@West Virginia6936%
2/1Iowa St212%
2/7@TCU5331%
2/11Cincinnati7361%
2/14@Houston89%
2/17Baylor2940%
2/21@Texas Tech3222%
2/25@Colorado6835%
2/28TCU5353%
3/3West Virginia6958%
3/7@Kansas1817%