NCAA Tournament March Madness
#156 Montana St
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Projected seed: 15 (automatic qualifier)
Montana State’s résumé is built around a string of respectable road fights against power-conference foes and only a few wins that truly move the needle. The Bobcats proved they can hang on the road in tight losses at Colorado, Stanford, Boise State and Utah State while backing that up with a meaningful road victory at Long Beach State and a comfortable win over St. Thomas Minnesota. Those competitive away results matter, but a damaging home loss to Denver and the absence of a big neutral-site scalp leave the profile short on signature wins. Upcoming opportunities on the road at Oral Roberts and Oregon State and key conference tests against Montana, Weber State and Eastern Washington are where Montana State can erase the blemishes and change how the résumé is viewed.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | @Colorado | 68 | L84-78 |
| 11/9 | Denver | 281 | L75-73 |
| 11/12 | @Stanford | 80 | L77-68 |
| 11/15 | @Boise St | 62 | L62-58 |
| 11/21 | @Long Beach St | 270 | W78-72 |
| 11/29 | @Utah St | 43 | L84-81 |
| 12/3 | St Thomas MN | 182 | W82-74 |
| 12/6 | @Oral Roberts | 305 | 67% |
| 12/13 | @Oregon St | 178 | 43% |
| 12/16 | @Cal Poly | 223 | 52% |
| 1/1 | N Colorado | 153 | 61% |
| 1/3 | Northern Arizona | 266 | 79% |
| 1/8 | @E Washington | 247 | 56% |
| 1/10 | @Idaho | 210 | 49% |
| 1/17 | Montana | 195 | 68% |
| 1/19 | @N Colorado | 153 | 39% |
| 1/22 | Idaho St | 171 | 64% |
| 1/24 | Weber St | 190 | 67% |
| 1/29 | @CS Sacramento | 279 | 60% |
| 1/31 | @Portland St | 162 | 40% |
| 2/5 | Idaho | 210 | 70% |
| 2/7 | E Washington | 247 | 76% |
| 2/14 | @Montana | 195 | 46% |
| 2/19 | @Weber St | 190 | 45% |
| 2/21 | @Idaho St | 171 | 42% |
| 2/26 | Portland St | 162 | 62% |
| 2/28 | CS Sacramento | 279 | 80% |
| 3/2 | @Northern Arizona | 266 | 59% |