NCAA Tournament March Madness

#49 Santa Clara

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Projected seed: 7

Santa Clara’s résumé is anchored by a road win at Xavier and a neutral-court victory over Minnesota plus an impressive showing against Nevada, yet a narrow neutral loss to St Louis is a blemish that keeps the profile from feeling airtight. Their best moments have come away from home or on neutral floors, which shows they can handle hostile environments, but defensive inconsistency makes true road tests dangerous. The remainder of the slate hands them clear chances to upgrade with neutral matchups against Arizona State and North Texas and a high‑visibility trip to Gonzaga that could redefine their résumé while routine conference home dates against Pepperdine and San Diego and road trips to St Mary’s CA and San Francisco offer chances to pad the ledger. How they fare in those neutral and true-road opportunities will determine whether the body of work stands up for the field or needs late wins to silence doubt.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7McNeese St75W79-67
11/10@Xavier81W87-68
11/15Nevada100W98-83
11/18Idaho St171W64-55
11/21Louisiana326W80-43
11/27(N)St Louis44L71-70
11/28(N)Minnesota109W86-75
12/3Utah Tech241W90-80
12/6@New Mexico11061%
12/13(N)Arizona St8263%
12/17(N)North Texas14179%
12/20(N)Loyola-Chicago28894%
12/28@Oregon St17879%
12/30@Portland24687%
1/2Pepperdine28697%
1/4San Diego26896%
1/8@Gonzaga39%
1/10Loy Marymount14387%
1/14Pacific13084%
1/17St Mary's CA3553%
1/24@San Diego26889%
1/28San Francisco10579%
1/31@Loy Marymount14371%
2/4@Pacific13067%
2/7@Washington St16577%
2/10Seattle11280%
2/11Seattle11280%
2/14Gonzaga321%
2/21@San Francisco10559%
2/25@St Mary's CA3531%
2/28Oregon St17891%