NCAA Tournament March Madness

#141 North Texas

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

North Texas’s resume pairs a signature neutral-site win over Loyola-Chicago and a string of clean victories over lesser mid-majors with a couple of damaging results away from stronger foes, most notably a lopsided trip to St. Mary’s and a narrow defeat at Oregon State that shows fight but not the resume-changing road win committees reward. The defense has been the team’s calling card and has produced those comfortable finishes while the offense has been inconsistent against higher-level opponents, so the remaining slate matters: chances against TCU and Santa Clara at a neutral location plus true road tests at Memphis and Wichita State and home tilt with UAB are the opportunities to add the quality wins the profile lacks, while games at UT San Antonio, East Carolina and Rice offer a path to momentum. Until North Texas picks up a clear victory away from Denton over a respected opponent its picture will look like one with solid pieces and a few troubling dents that the rest of the schedule can still repair.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Northwestern LA316W80-53
11/9(N)Loyola-Chicago288W64-62
11/12@Oregon St180L66-64
11/14@St Mary's CA35L80-49
11/20Cent Arkansas250W74-56
11/25E Washington247W79-71
11/30Prairie View298W72-69
12/2Houston Chr292W77-75
12/7TCU5331%
12/14@South Alabama16747%
12/17(N)Santa Clara4921%
12/31@Memphis7319%
1/4Tulsa8644%
1/7South Florida7941%
1/11@Wichita St9627%
1/18@Tulane17549%
1/21UT San Antonio26083%
1/24East Carolina24581%
1/28@Tulsa8624%
1/31UAB10951%
2/4@Rice21857%
2/7UT San Antonio26083%
2/12Memphis7338%
2/15@Temple15946%
2/18Tulane17571%
2/22FL Atlantic11856%
2/25@Charlotte19352%
3/1@UAB10929%
3/4Rice21877%