NCAA Tournament March Madness

#47 San Diego St

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Projection: likely out

San Diego State’s résumé is shaped by a rugged defensive identity that has masked an inconsistent offense, and that contrast explains where they stand. They collected a resume-boosting neutral win over Oregon but were badly damaged by a lopsided neutral loss at Michigan and an inexplicable setback to Troy, with a neutral loss at Baylor adding more weight to the negatives. The Mountain West schedule hands them clear paths to repair the resume with attainable home dates against Nevada, Fresno State, UNLV and New Mexico paired with important road tests at San Jose State, Nevada, Grand Canyon and Wyoming that will show whether the defense can compensate away from home. A neutral meeting with Arizona and a trip to Utah State represent the clearest opportunities for a signature win while a stretch of home games should allow the offense to find a rhythm so the defense can do its work. From a committee standpoint the Oregon victory and the defensive profile are persuasive but the Michigan blowout and the Troy loss are blemishes that need to be erased with quality road or neutral wins before the résumé feels truly safe.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Long Beach St271W77-45
11/9Idaho St171W73-57
11/18Troy145L108-107
11/24(N)Michigan1L94-54
11/25(N)Oregon83W97-80
11/26(N)Baylor29L91-81
12/3Utah Valley89W77-66
12/10Lamar20594%
12/17Air Force33199%
12/20(N)Arizona923%
12/30@San Jose St18681%
1/3Boise St6266%
1/6@Nevada9959%
1/10Fresno St15991%
1/14@Wyoming10762%
1/17New Mexico11081%
1/21@Grand Canyon10261%
1/24@UNLV13971%
1/28Colorado St6968%
1/31@Utah St4338%
2/3Wyoming10781%
2/7@Air Force33195%
2/14Nevada9979%
2/17Grand Canyon10280%
2/21@Colorado St6947%
2/25Utah St4360%
2/28@New Mexico11063%
3/3@Boise St6244%
3/6UNLV13987%