Houston Bracketology: 2024 March Madness Odds & Team Outlook
What are Houston's chances of reaching the 2024 NCAA Tournament? See our bracketology preview below, where we outline the team's full tournament resume.
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Houston's Rankings and Quadrant Records
- AP Rank: 2
- Coaches Poll Rank: 2
- RPI: 2
- Overall Record: 24-3, 11-3 Big 12 Conference
- Quadrant 1 Record: 5-3
- Quadrant 2 Record: 6-0
- Quadrant 3 Record: 5-0
- Quadrant 4 Record: 8-0
Houston's Best Wins, Schedule Analysis
- The Cougars' best win this season came against the Iowa State Cyclones, a team ranked inside the AP's Top 25 (No. 6). The Cougars took home the 73-65 win on February 19 at home.
- Jamal Shead, in that signature victory, recorded a team-leading 26 points with four rebounds and six assists. Emanuel Sharp also played a part with 20 points, one rebound and zero assists.
- The Cougars have played seven games against Top 25 teams, emerging victorious in five of them.
- Based on our predictions, the Cougars are playing the 32nd-ranked schedule in Division I in terms of toughness.
- For the remainder of 2023-24, Houston meets four teams with a record not as good as its own, and four teams currently above .500.
Houston's March Madness Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +750 (Bet $100 to win $750)
- Preseason national championship odds: +2200
- Pre-new year national championship odds: +1400
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Houston's Upcoming Games
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Feb 27 | Cincinnati | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Sat, Mar 2 | at Oklahoma | 8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Wed, Mar 6 | at UCF | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Mar 9 | Kansas | 4:00 PM | ESPN |
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Top Houston Performers
| Name | Games Played | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJ Cryer | 27 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 39.9% (139-348) | 38.0% (79-208) |
| Jamal Shead | 27 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 43.8% (138-315) | 34.3% (34-99) |
| Emanuel Sharp | 27 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 37.8% (99-262) | 35.0% (55-157) |
| J'wan Roberts | 26 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 56.5% (105-186) | 0.0% (0-1) |
| Damian Dunn | 27 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 36.2% (54-149) | 30.9% (17-55) |
| Ja'Vier Francis | 27 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 62.3% (66-106) | - |
| Mylik Wilson | 26 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 38.4% (43-112) | 19.0% (4-21) |
| Joseph Tugler | 27 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 55.3% (42-76) | 0.0% (0-2) |
| Terrance Arceneaux | 11 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 38.6% (22-57) | 28.6% (6-21) |
| Ramon Walker Jr. | 24 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 33.3% (12-36) | 30.0% (6-20) |