NCAA Tournament March Madness

#127 WKU

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Projected seed: 11 (automatic qualifier)

WKU’s résumé is shaped by a signature neutral win over Wichita State and a competitive road trip to Vanderbilt that show the team can beat quality opponents, but a neutral loss to South Florida and a string of middling nonconference results have kept that upside from feeling fully realized. Comfortable home wins over lesser foes prove WKU can close out games while the defense and offense have shown up inconsistently, so the committee will prize more road and neutral success. The Conference USA slate presents clear opportunities to add meaningful wins at home against Tulsa and Liberty and to be tested away at New Mexico State, Marshall and Liberty, matchups that will be read as true measures of toughness. How WKU navigates those spots and avoids another damaging loss will determine whether the Wichita State victory stands as an isolated highlight or becomes the cornerstone of a résumé headed toward the field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Tennessee Tech302W82-70
11/10@E Kentucky267W87-79
11/16Tennessee St245W95-82
11/26(N)Vanderbilt6L83-78
11/27(N)South Florida79L97-91
11/28(N)Wichita St99W75-70
12/6Evansville29488%
12/10@Marshall17052%
12/19Tulsa8447%
12/29@Jacksonville St23664%
1/2Sam Houston St12861%
1/4Louisiana Tech19476%
1/8@New Mexico St11938%
1/10@UTEP23865%
1/14Missouri St25184%
1/17Kennesaw16973%
1/21Liberty10453%
1/24@Sam Houston St12839%
1/28@Kennesaw16952%
1/31@MTSU14043%
2/5Jacksonville St23682%
2/7Florida Intl20678%
2/14MTSU14065%
2/18@Delaware26969%
2/21@Liberty10432%
2/26New Mexico St11960%
2/28UTEP23883%
3/5@Missouri St25166%
3/7@Florida Intl20658%