NCAA Tournament March Madness

#278 South Dakota

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

South Dakota's résumé is defined by a handful of solid nonconference results and several damaging road setbacks, with a convincing neutral-site victory over Air Force and a quality win over Western Michigan providing its best moments while heavy losses at Creighton and at Missouri exposed defensive issues. Wins over Southern Indiana and South Carolina State show the team can close out games against similar competition but the lack of signature road triumphs leaves questions when paired with the defeat at Portland State and inconsistent defensive showings. Upcoming road tests at Kansas State, Wyoming and North Colorado and a string of league games against rivals such as North Dakota, North Dakota State, Oral Roberts and South Dakota State represent the clearest routes to repair the résumé. The committee will be watching for growth away from home and success in neutral settings to offset the nonconference damage and turn modest highs into a resume that demands serious consideration.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Utah Tech241L81-79
11/5@Creighton51L92-76
11/12Southern Indiana303W89-74
11/16W Michigan263W83-78
11/20@Missouri37L102-68
11/23S Carolina St353W82-81
11/29(N)Air Force331W80-63
12/3Portland St162L77-71
12/6@N Colorado15320%
12/9@Wyoming10711%
12/13Prairie View29867%
12/20@Kansas St766%
12/31@N Dakota St14919%
1/7@St Thomas MN18224%
1/10Denver28162%
1/15Missouri KC34278%
1/17@North Dakota33656%
1/21@NE Omaha26438%
1/24St Thomas MN18244%
1/29Oral Roberts30568%
1/31N Dakota St14937%
2/4@Missouri KC34258%
2/7@S Dakota St16321%
2/11North Dakota33676%
2/19@Denver28140%
2/21@Oral Roberts30546%
2/25NE Omaha26460%
2/28S Dakota St16341%