NCAA Tournament March Madness

#266 Northern Arizona

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Northern Arizona’s resume reads like a team that can win at home but has yet to prove itself outside its building. The high points are home victories over Cal Poly and Southeast Missouri State that show it can close out tight games, while the low points — a neutral-site setback to Drake, a lopsided road loss at Arizona and a damaging defeat to South Dakota State — underline how vulnerable the squad is against better competition and away from Flagstaff. With tough road chances coming at North Dakota State, Arizona State and San Diego and league trips to Montana and Montana State alongside important conference dates against Weber State and Montana at home, the remainder of the schedule provides obvious opportunities to build a resume that matters. The selection view will hinge on whether Northern Arizona can turn those road tests into signature results because without wins away from home and against higher-level opponents the profile remains light on the kind of quality victories that move a team up.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Drake121L77-71
11/11@Arizona9L84-49
11/24Cal Poly223W93-87
11/26SE Missouri St243W79-72
12/3S Dakota St163L75-62
12/6@N Dakota St14920%
12/9@Arizona St828%
12/13@San Diego26939%
12/18Southern Utah32272%
12/20@Incarnate Word17625%
12/21@Incarnate Word17625%
1/1@Montana19527%
1/3@Montana St15621%
1/8Weber St19048%
1/10Idaho St17144%
1/15@CS Sacramento27940%
1/17@Portland St16222%
1/19Montana19548%
1/24N Colorado15341%
1/29E Washington24758%
1/31Idaho21051%
2/5@Idaho St17124%
2/7@Weber St19027%
2/12Portland St16242%
2/14CS Sacramento27962%
2/21@N Colorado15321%
2/26@Idaho21030%
2/28@E Washington24736%
3/2Montana St15641%