NCAA Tournament March Madness

#147 UC Santa Barbara

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UC Santa Barbara has flashed the kind of offense that can win away from home and on neutral courts — the road victory at Cal State Sacramento and neutral-site wins over Lehigh and Seattle pair well with a home triumph over Long Beach State — but those bright spots are tempered by a home setback to Loyola Marymount and a road trip to Nevada that exposed defensive inconsistencies; the remainder of the schedule offers plenty of opportunities to firm things up against familiar Big West opponents like Cal State Bakersfield, Cal Poly, Long Beach State and UC Davis while road tests at UC San Diego, Hawaii and UC Irvine are the signature chances to prove this team can win where it matters most, so strong showings in those spots will be decisive for the committee.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8San Jose St186W85-74
11/11@CS Sacramento279W92-87
11/17Loy Marymount143L78-74
11/22@Nevada98L77-64
11/28(N)Lehigh297W72-70
11/29(N)Seattle111W74-71
12/4Long Beach St270W84-77
12/6CS Bakersfield28984%
12/13(N)Utah Valley8029%
12/17@WI Green Bay27563%
12/22Portland24679%
1/1@CS Fullerton28666%
1/3@CS Northridge24058%
1/8UC Davis16466%
1/15@CS Bakersfield28966%
1/17Hawaii9945%
1/22Cal Poly22476%
1/24@Long Beach St27063%
1/29@UC San Diego9724%
1/31CS Fullerton28683%
2/5@UC Davis16444%
2/7UC Irvine12554%
2/12@UC Riverside26762%
2/14@Cal Poly22456%
2/19CS Northridge24078%
2/21@Hawaii9925%
2/22@Hawaii9925%
2/26UC Riverside26781%
2/28@UC Irvine12532%
3/7UC San Diego9745%