NCAA Tournament March Madness

#180 Oregon St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Oregon State’s résumé reads like a team with clear upside yet worrying inconsistencies. Wins over North Dakota State, Illinois Chicago, North Texas and a strong showing against Vermont give the staff eye-catching moments, but a road loss at Oregon and neutral-site setbacks to Evansville, Iona and Massachusetts undercut that progress. Conference play has exposed defensive lapses and produced home setbacks that leave the profile fragile, and the remaining slate—home dates with Santa Clara and San Diego, a hostile trip to St. Mary’s, a road test at Arizona State and marquee matchups with Gonzaga and San Francisco—creates obvious opportunities to alter perceptions. What will ultimately move the needle for a committee is how Oregon State performs away from its own gym and in those upcoming high-profile chances, because until it secures some road or neutral-site signature results the resume will look risky despite its best moments.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3N Dakota St148W67-65
11/7IL Chicago199W76-73
11/12North Texas141W66-64
11/17@Oregon84L87-75
11/21(N)Evansville294L73-69
11/22(N)Iona184L91-84
11/24(N)Massachusetts188L73-65
11/29Cal Baptist136L75-69
12/3Vermont211W80-58
12/6Southern Utah32284%
12/13Montana St15556%
12/17Sam Houston St12746%
12/21@Arizona St8315%
12/28Santa Clara4921%
12/30San Francisco10439%
1/2@Pacific13026%
1/4@Washington St16536%
1/8Seattle11140%
1/10@Portland24651%
1/14Loy Marymount14351%
1/17Pacific13047%
1/21@St Mary's CA356%
1/28@Loy Marymount14329%
1/31@San Diego26955%
2/4Washington St16558%
2/7Gonzaga33%
2/12@San Francisco10420%
2/14@Seattle11121%
2/15@Seattle11121%
2/21Pepperdine28578%
2/25San Diego26975%
2/28@Santa Clara499%