NCAA Tournament March Madness

#176 WKU

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

WKU’s résumé reads like a team with clear upside that has been undercut by ugly setbacks: the neutral victory at Wichita State and tight neutral-game showings against Vanderbilt and South Florida are the kinds of headlining results that committees reward, but those highs are offset by the lopsided loss at Marshall, the road beatdown at New Mexico State and road defeats at Kennesaw and Sam Houston State that carry real damage. Home wins over Missouri State and UTEP and a handful of high-scoring victories show the offense can carry the team, yet inconsistent results away from home and narrow home losses to Tulsa and Liberty blunt that narrative. With a slate ahead that includes manageable home dates like Florida International and UTEP and a home meeting with New Mexico State alongside dangerous trips to Liberty and Missouri State, WKU still has ways to improve its case, but the combination of limited quality road success and a couple of resume-denting defeats explains why the team looks like it will need an automatic conference title to guarantee its way into the field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Tennessee Tech335W82-70
11/10@E Kentucky262W87-79
11/16Tennessee St239W95-82
11/26(N)Vanderbilt12L83-78
11/27(N)South Florida69L97-91
11/28(N)Wichita St96W75-70
12/6Evansville283W80-79
12/10@Marshall177L77-61
12/19Tulsa57L82-81
12/29@Jacksonville St197L78-67
1/2Sam Houston St104W102-91
1/4Louisiana Tech232W66-61
1/8@New Mexico St158L80-64
1/10@UTEP288W68-56
1/14Missouri St195W87-72
1/17Kennesaw165L81-65
1/21Liberty92L76-69
1/24@Sam Houston St104L73-58
1/28@Kennesaw165L72-69
1/31@MTSU14733%
2/5Jacksonville St19766%
2/7Florida Intl19165%
2/14MTSU14755%
2/18@Delaware28162%
2/21@Liberty9220%
2/26New Mexico St15858%
2/28UTEP28882%
3/5@Missouri St19544%
3/7@Florida Intl19143%