NCAA Tournament March Madness

#80 Stanford

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Projection: first four out

Stanford’s résumé is built on dominant nonconference wins and neutral-site victories over Minnesota and St. Louis that show it can win away from its usual setting, but the loss to Seattle is a clear blemish that undercuts an otherwise tidy collection of midmajor scalps. The ACC slate delivers both danger and opportunity: road tests at Virginia and Virginia Tech and a tough trip to NC State sit alongside marquee home dates against North Carolina and Duke and a neutral showdown with Colorado, any of which would materially change how the committee views this team. More routine conference matchups against Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, California and Boston College plus nonconference opportunities against UNLV and SMU are where the Cardinal can avoid further damage and accumulate resume support. Committee voters will therefore be balancing the value of those neutral wins and nonconference dominance against the Seattle setback while watching how Stanford performs in the hard road and neutral tests that remain.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Portland St162W89-79
11/8Montana195W91-68
11/12Montana St156W77-68
11/18Louisiana326W93-66
11/21Seattle112L77-69
11/27(N)Minnesota109W72-68
11/28(N)St Louis44W78-77
12/1Portland246W94-72
12/7UNLV13978%
12/13@San Jose St18670%
12/17UT Arlington18486%
12/20(N)Colorado6843%
12/27CS Northridge24091%
12/30Notre Dame6352%
1/2Louisville1424%
1/7@Virginia Tech7235%
1/10@Virginia2317%
1/14North Carolina2635%
1/17Duke415%
1/24California7055%
1/28@Miami FL3822%
1/31@Florida St9344%
2/4Clemson2134%
2/7Georgia Tech13877%
2/11@Boston College12454%
2/14@Wake Forest5429%
2/21@California7033%
2/25Pittsburgh9466%
2/28SMU4245%
3/4@Notre Dame6331%
3/7@NC State3421%