NCAA Tournament March Madness
#238 UTEP
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
UTEP's profile is defined more by damaging setbacks than by signature victories, with a home loss to Loyola Marymount, a lopsided road defeat at Utah State and neutral-site setbacks to William & Mary and UAB that leave the resume light on marquee road or neutral wins, and although there are manageable home opportunities against Florida International, Missouri State and Louisiana Tech the schedule still sends them into hostile environments at Liberty, New Mexico State and Western Kentucky where they will need upset results to change the narrative, so with the early nonconference damage and the absence of quality wins away from home the most realistic route onto the NCAA field is by winning the conference's automatic berth.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11 | Loy Marymount | 143 | L71-58 |
| 11/15 | @Utah St | 43 | L75-51 |
| 11/24 | (N)William & Mary | 122 | L74-63 |
| 11/25 | (N)UAB | 109 | L75-59 |
| 12/7 | @Seattle | 111 | 14% |
| 12/13 | @Hawaii | 101 | 12% |
| 12/14 | @Hawaii | 101 | 12% |
| 12/21 | Norfolk St | 232 | 59% |
| 12/29 | @Louisiana Tech | 194 | 31% |
| 1/2 | @Missouri St | 251 | 41% |
| 1/4 | @Florida Intl | 206 | 33% |
| 1/8 | MTSU | 140 | 39% |
| 1/10 | WKU | 126 | 35% |
| 1/15 | @Delaware | 271 | 44% |
| 1/17 | @Liberty | 104 | 13% |
| 1/22 | Florida Intl | 206 | 55% |
| 1/24 | Missouri St | 251 | 63% |
| 1/28 | Louisiana Tech | 194 | 52% |
| 1/31 | Delaware | 271 | 66% |
| 2/4 | @Sam Houston St | 127 | 18% |
| 2/7 | New Mexico St | 119 | 34% |
| 2/11 | @Jacksonville St | 236 | 38% |
| 2/14 | Liberty | 104 | 28% |
| 2/21 | @New Mexico St | 119 | 17% |
| 2/26 | @MTSU | 140 | 20% |
| 2/28 | @WKU | 126 | 17% |
| 3/5 | Kennesaw | 169 | 48% |
| 3/7 | Jacksonville St | 236 | 60% |