NCAA Tournament March Madness

#167 UC Davis

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UC Davis looks like a squad that still needs the conference tournament to punch a ticket because its résumé pairs a quality neutral-road scalp at Nevada and a gritty road win at UC Santa Barbara with damaging results such as the lopsided loss at Oregon and close losses at Portland, Seattle and Hawaii that undercut its at-large appeal. The best moments show it can win away from home and close out tight conference games while the worst outings reveal vulnerability on hostile floors and at power-conference stops. The remaining Big West slate hands the program several favorable chances to shore up its profile at places like Cal Poly and Bakersfield and at home against Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara but also hands it difficult road tests at UC San Diego and UC Irvine that could further weaken its résumé. Lacking multiple marquee neutral-site victories and carrying too many bad losses, the clearest route to the NCAA field is automatic qualification.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5N Dakota St120W80-68
11/9@Portland199L67-63
11/14CS Sacramento285W77-73
11/18@Nevada63W75-71
11/21@Colorado80L95-79
11/24Louisiana331W77-56
12/4@Hawaii91L75-69
12/13@Oregon98L104-62
12/17Seattle131L79-78
12/21@Idaho St213W93-83
1/1CS Northridge210W89-80
1/3CS Bakersfield303L81-79
1/8@UC Santa Barbara137W93-86
1/10@Cal Poly269L84-78
1/15CS Fullerton186W74-69
1/17UC Irvine118W75-72
1/22UC San Diego108L80-74
1/24UC Riverside276W74-66
1/29@CS Northridge21048%
1/31@CS Bakersfield30368%
2/5UC Santa Barbara13755%
2/7Cal Poly26980%
2/12@UC San Diego10824%
2/14Long Beach St23673%
2/19@CS Fullerton18643%
2/21@UC Riverside27662%
2/26Hawaii9140%
3/5@Long Beach St23652%
3/7@UC Irvine11828%