NCAA Tournament March Madness

#185 TAM C. Christi

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

The projection is sensible because the résumé pairs a rugged defensive identity and wins at lower mid‑major opponents with a string of damaging road defeats that leave the team short on the kind of signature victories committees value. Losses on the road at SMU, Kansas, Oklahoma State and Xavier are the hard knocks that weigh down an at‑large case, while the season’s best moments — road wins at Houston Christian and UTRGV plus home victories over Lamar and SE Louisiana and a gritty road win at Incarnate Word — show the team can grind out results. A home setback to Nicholls State and a narrow defeat at Northwestern Louisiana expose inconsistency and missed chances to climb. With remaining home dates against Houston Christian and Incarnate Word and critical trips to Nicholls State, New Orleans and McNeese State along with matchups against conference contenders such as SF Austin and Lamar, the clearest path into the tournament runs through securing the conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@SMU37L69-58
11/8@Tarleton St182L85-77
11/11@Kansas14L77-46
11/16@Oklahoma St72L85-69
11/28@Xavier89L88-67
12/6@Lamar207W57-49
12/17@SF Austin99L69-60
12/29Nicholls St247L76-71
12/31New Orleans202W83-69
1/3@UTRGV174W63-59
1/5@Houston Chr306W81-65
1/10@Northwestern LA271L79-78
1/12@East Texas A&M295W61-50
1/17SE Louisiana259W68-56
1/19McNeese St68L69-53
1/24@Incarnate Word248W79-71
1/26UTRGV174L64-55
1/31Houston Chr30683%
2/2Incarnate Word24872%
2/7@Nicholls St24751%
2/9@New Orleans20242%
2/14Lamar20765%
2/16SF Austin9938%
2/21@McNeese St6812%
2/23@SE Louisiana25955%
2/28Northwestern LA27177%
3/2East Texas A&M29581%