NCAA Tournament March Madness

#106 Utah Valley

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Projected seed: 13 (automatic qualifier)

Utah Valley’s resume is anchored by tangible nonconference quality, with neutral-site wins over UC Santa Barbara and Samford and a home victory over UC Irvine that give the committee something to point to, but those highs are offset by ugly road defeats at Boise State and San Diego State and a damaging loss at Abilene Christian that expose inconsistency away from home. The team has been able to handle its league peers at home and collected a road victory at Tarleton State, yet split results on the road against Cal Baptist and Southern Utah highlight vulnerability in hostile environments. That combination of legitimate marquee moments, a string of harmful losses, and a remaining conference slate that still provides clear opportunities against Tarleton State, Abilene Christian, Utah Tech, and UT Arlington explains why Utah Valley sits where it does; clean finishes in the stretch would firm the resume while more slips would weaken its case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Boise St54L101-77
11/15@Fresno St138L75-74
11/19UC Irvine118W79-72
11/25(N)S Dakota St192W75-52
11/26(N)Samford249W89-45
12/3@San Diego St43L77-66
12/6@Bowling Green128W82-71
12/10Idaho St213W73-69
12/13(N)UC Santa Barbara137W68-53
12/17Weber St203W90-74
12/29Cal Baptist133W73-66
1/1@Tarleton St182W91-85
1/3@Abilene Chr253L85-68
1/8Southern Utah278W89-72
1/10Utah Tech215W92-76
1/17UT Arlington143W86-74
1/21@Southern Utah278L84-70
1/24@Cal Baptist133L78-71
1/29@Tarleton St18259%
2/5Abilene Chr25388%
2/7UT Arlington14372%
2/12@Utah Tech21565%
2/19Cal Baptist13369%
2/21@UT Arlington14350%
2/26Tarleton St18278%
2/28Abilene Chr25388%
3/5@Southern Utah27877%
3/7@Utah Tech21565%