NCAA Tournament March Madness

#247 Nicholls St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Nicholls’ standing fits the resume because its best moments are domestic conference wins and an eye-catching road victory at New Orleans while its worst moments are several one-sided defeats at true road tests against the likes of Kentucky, Creighton, Murray State and Oklahoma State that leave it without a marquee nonconference win. The Colonels have proven they can close out games in Southland settings against opponents such as Incarnate Word, Houston Christian and on the road at UTRGV and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi but those results do little to erase the damage from poor showings on the bigger stages and the defense has been exposed away from home. A run of winnable conference games and the remaining trips to places like SF Austin and McNeese State give Nicholls chances to build momentum, yet absent a signature victory or consistent neutral-site success the clearest path to the national tournament runs through winning the conference crown.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Kentucky32L77-51
11/7@E Illinois309L65-57
11/12@Valparaiso154L68-63
11/15@Murray St90L99-79
11/22@Oklahoma St72L95-81
11/28@Tulane194L82-72
12/2@Creighton65L96-76
12/6Incarnate Word248W74-67
12/17Houston Chr306W79-64
12/21@Pacific109L95-82
12/29@TAM C. Christi185W76-71
12/31@UTRGV174W71-69
1/3East Texas A&M295W80-58
1/5Northwestern LA271W74-72
1/10@New Orleans202W90-77
1/12@McNeese St68L94-68
1/17Lamar207L90-80
1/19SF Austin99L79-62
1/24@SE Louisiana259L67-61
1/27New Orleans202L80-62
1/31@East Texas A&M29549%
2/2@Northwestern LA27145%
2/7TAM C. Christi18549%
2/9UTRGV17446%
2/14@Incarnate Word24839%
2/16@Houston Chr30653%
2/21@SF Austin9912%
2/23@Lamar20731%
2/28SE Louisiana25964%
3/2McNeese St6817%