NCAA Tournament March Madness

#183 UT Arlington

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UT Arlington’s profile reads like a team that has flashed upside but hurt itself with a couple of ugly road losses, so the committee will treat the season as still very much in flux. The highlights are tangible: steady nonconference victories including a strong showing against Missouri State, a win at Evansville, a clutch road victory at Weber State, and a home triumph over Stephen F. Austin that proves they can beat quality opponents. The low points are equally clear and damaging, with a heavy defeat at Arkansas State, a tough night at New Mexico, and a neutral-site loss to Campbell that weaken the nonconference ledger. Defensively the team has been the steadier half of its game, which has kept it competitive on the road, but offensive inconsistency and the lack of signature wins away from home leave little room for error. Upcoming road tests at Stanford and Utah Valley and a string of conference games against Tarleton State, Cal Baptist, Southern Utah, Utah Tech, and Abilene Christian are real opportunities to add the kind of road or neutral wins that shift perception, while any more bad results would cement the current doubts.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@New Mexico110L74-56
11/15Missouri St251W67-49
11/18@Evansville294W84-76
11/21(N)Campbell214L71-67
11/22@Weber St190W74-73
11/29SF Austin146W66-61
12/2@Arkansas St150L83-63
12/11@UTRGV20042%
12/17@Stanford8114%
12/22@Oral Roberts30662%
12/29Tarleton St19763%
1/1Cal Baptist13647%
1/3@Southern Utah32266%
1/10Abilene Chr23770%
1/15@Utah Tech24150%
1/17@Utah Valley8014%
1/21Tarleton St19763%
1/29Southern Utah32283%
1/31Cal Baptist13647%
2/5@Utah Tech24150%
2/7@Utah Valley8014%
2/12@Abilene Chr23749%
2/14Southern Utah32283%
2/19Utah Tech24171%
2/21Utah Valley8031%
2/26@Cal Baptist13627%
3/5@Tarleton St19741%
3/7@Abilene Chr23749%