NCAA Tournament March Madness

#39 UCLA

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Projected seed: 9

UCLA’s resume carries both the kind of marquee moments that reassure a committee and the road blemishes that keep it from rising farther, with tight neutral losses to Arizona and Gonzaga earning respect and a home win over Purdue standing out as a signature victory while sweep of Oregon and wins at Washington and Penn State show the team can win important games away from home, but defeats at Iowa, Wisconsin and Ohio State underline a troubling inconsistency on the road that limits upside. Nonconference blowouts over lesser opponents pad the win column without moving the needle, and the remaining slate offers clear chances to improve or to confirm the current standing with home tests against Indiana, Rutgers and Washington and brutal road trips to Michigan and Michigan State along with games against Illinois and USC. The balance of strong showings against elite opponents and damaging road losses explains why the team sits where it does and why a few timely wins could change the conversation.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3E Washington233W80-74
11/7Pepperdine273W74-63
11/10West Georgia329W83-62
11/14(N)Arizona1L69-65
11/18CS Sacramento285W79-48
11/21Presbyterian277W86-46
11/25(N)California66L80-72
12/3@Washington48W82-80
12/6Oregon98W74-63
12/13(N)Gonzaga10L82-72
12/17Arizona St78W90-77
12/19Cal Poly269W108-87
12/23UC Riverside276W97-65
1/3@Iowa23L74-61
1/6@Wisconsin41L80-72
1/10Maryland122W67-55
1/14@Penn St125W71-60
1/17@Ohio St40L86-74
1/20Purdue9W69-67
1/24Northwestern62W71-64
1/28@Oregon98W73-57
1/31Indiana3157%
2/3Rutgers15592%
2/7Washington4868%
2/14@Michigan29%
2/17@Michigan St715%
2/21Illinois431%
2/24USC4767%
2/28@Minnesota8261%
3/3Nebraska1137%
3/7@USC4745%