NCAA Tournament March Madness
#193 New Orleans
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New Orleans' profile is anchored by eye-catching road wins at TCU and Tulane and competitive showings in hostile environments that prove the team can win away from home. Those signature victories are tempered by brutal defeats at LSU and Texas Tech and uneven nonconference trips to Pepperdine and Fresno State that expose defensive vulnerabilities and streaky play. A close loss at Mississippi State and respectable outings against other power conference opponents show the ceiling is real, but the Privateers must convert upcoming conference road tests at McNeese State and Nicholls State and protect the home court against Houston Christian and Incarnate Word to build a cleaner resume. The remaining slate includes a difficult trip to Houston that would offer a resume-changing opportunity, and how league results combine with any upset on that trip will determine whether the current standing holds.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | @TCU | 53 | W78-74 |
| 11/10 | @LSU | 25 | L93-58 |
| 11/14 | @Tulane | 173 | W85-63 |
| 11/18 | @Pepperdine | 286 | L90-79 |
| 11/21 | @Fresno St | 160 | L85-76 |
| 11/24 | @Mississippi St | 78 | L81-78 |
| 11/26 | @Texas Tech | 32 | L82-50 |
| 12/3 | @Memphis | 74 | L86-70 |
| 12/6 | Houston Chr | 291 | 77% |
| 12/8 | Incarnate Word | 176 | 59% |
| 12/13 | @Houston | 8 | 1% |
| 12/29 | @UTRGV | 200 | 41% |
| 12/31 | @TAM C. Christi | 248 | 50% |
| 1/3 | @Northwestern LA | 317 | 64% |
| 1/5 | East Texas A&M | 299 | 80% |
| 1/10 | Nicholls St | 265 | 73% |
| 1/12 | @SE Louisiana | 254 | 51% |
| 1/17 | SF Austin | 146 | 51% |
| 1/19 | Lamar | 205 | 64% |
| 1/24 | @McNeese St | 75 | 12% |
| 1/26 | @Nicholls St | 265 | 52% |
| 1/31 | Northwestern LA | 317 | 82% |
| 2/2 | @East Texas A&M | 299 | 60% |
| 2/7 | UTRGV | 200 | 63% |
| 2/9 | TAM C. Christi | 248 | 71% |
| 2/14 | @Houston Chr | 291 | 57% |
| 2/16 | @Incarnate Word | 176 | 37% |
| 2/21 | @Lamar | 205 | 41% |
| 2/23 | @SF Austin | 146 | 29% |
| 2/28 | McNeese St | 75 | 27% |
| 3/2 | SE Louisiana | 254 | 72% |