NCAA Tournament March Madness

#79 South Florida

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Projection: likely out

South Florida has flashes that matter, highlighted by a home victory over Utah State and a neutral-site win over Western Kentucky that show the team can beat quality opponents, but those moments are undercut by damaging losses on the road at Oklahoma State and on neutral floors against VCU, Colorado State and Washington which expose inconsistency away from home. Many early wins came against low-level opposition and will carry limited weight for a committee. Sustained success in conference play is necessary and upcoming home dates against UMBC, UT San Antonio and Charlotte should be converted while the road trip to Alabama represents the clearest opportunity to vault the résumé if it can be pulled off. Road and neutral struggles have been the biggest drag so far and results in matchups with UAB, Memphis, Wichita State and Florida Atlantic will determine whether this profile moves upward or remains stuck in limbo.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Florida A&M344W102-67
11/8(N)G Washington65L99-95
11/12Coppin St364W100-50
11/16@Kennesaw169W108-89
11/19@Oklahoma St50L103-95
11/26(N)VCU40L78-66
11/27(N)WKU126W97-91
11/28(N)Colorado St67L83-68
12/4Utah St43W74-61
12/10Col Charleston18887%
12/17@Alabama1310%
12/21UMBC25992%
1/4UAB10970%
1/6UAB10970%
1/7@North Texas14159%
1/10@Tulsa8441%
1/14East Carolina24491%
1/18Wichita St9967%
1/22@UAB10948%
1/25FL Atlantic11774%
1/28@Tulane17368%
1/31@Temple15765%
2/4UT San Antonio26093%
2/8Tulsa8463%
2/11@Wichita St9945%
2/15@FL Atlantic11753%
2/19Memphis7458%
2/25@Rice21775%
3/1Tulane17385%
3/5@Memphis7436%
3/8Charlotte19287%