Will Georgia Make the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament?

Georgia is comfortably in the NCAA Tournament field right now, but the Bulldogs can’t squander their position with a long skid to end the regular season. 

If Georgia finishes under .500 in SEC play, its at-large NCAA Tournament status could evaporate. The SEC isn’t nearly as good this season as it was last year.

Georgia NCAA Tournament Resume

• Georgia KenPom: 40
• Georgia NET Ranking: 35
• Georgia Strength of Record: 39
• Georgia KPI: 40
• Georgia BPI: 39
• Georgia Quadrant 1 Record: 3-4

Georgia March Madness: Last Season

Georgia made its first NCAA Tournament in a decade last season. The Bulldogs lost in the first round as a No. 9 seed.

Georgia’s last official win in the NCAA Tournament came in 1996, thanks to the vacated results from its 2002 tournament appearance. 

Georgia NCAA Tournament Prediction

I am predicting Georgia will miss the NCAA Tournament.

The SEC is not as strong this year, and Georgia mostly avoided anything remotely challenging in the non-conference portion of the schedule. If Georgia finished as the ninth- or 10th-place team in the SEC, as it’s on track to do, there just won’t be a compelling argument to sweep the Bulldogs into the field.

Georgia Final Four Odds

Georgia’s basketball odds for a deep tournament run are long. But given the program’s bubble status and total lack of recent tournament success, there’s a good case the hypothetical return should be even bigger.