NCAA Tournament March Madness

#96 Wichita St

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Projection: likely out

Wichita State’s résumé is built on solid wins over UNC Asheville, Prairie View, Loyola-Chicago and Milwaukee but those positive moments are undercut by damaging results away from home and on neutral courts, including a tight trip at Boise State and neutral-site setbacks to Saint Mary’s, Colorado State and WKU. That pattern leaves the profile light on the kind of road and neutral signature wins committees prize, so the remaining slate becomes decisive; trips to Northern Iowa, UAB, Florida Atlantic and Memphis and home opportunities against North Texas and Temple are clear chances to change the narrative. Until Wichita State turns one or two of those into quality wins the resume will read as a team with respectable pieces but without the proven road or neutral success needed to climb higher in the field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4UNC Asheville217W75-58
11/8Prairie View298W105-62
11/13Loyola-Chicago288W95-74
11/18@Boise St60L62-59
11/22WI Milwaukee228W75-58
11/26(N)St Mary's CA35L70-65
11/27(N)Colorado St69L76-70
11/28(N)WKU126L75-70
12/6@Northern Iowa9137%
12/13DePaul11768%
12/17Wofford21085%
12/21E Kentucky26890%
12/31@UAB10942%
1/3@Charlotte19365%
1/7Rice21886%
1/11North Texas14173%
1/15@FL Atlantic11847%
1/18@South Florida7933%
1/21East Carolina24589%
1/24Memphis7352%
2/1@Tulsa8635%
2/4Charlotte19383%
2/8@Tulane17563%
2/11South Florida7955%
2/14Tulsa8657%
2/18@East Carolina24574%
2/21Temple15979%
2/26@Memphis7330%
3/1@UT San Antonio26076%
3/7FL Atlantic11869%