NCAA Tournament March Madness

#301 Alabama A&M

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Alabama A&M looks like a team that needs an automatic berth because its résumé lacks meaningful road and neutral victories while being marred by damaging losses away at Indiana and Clemson and a neutral-site defeat to Mississippi that together underscore its struggles against quality opponents. Its brightest moments — a gritty road win at Alabama State and home victories over Charleston Southern and Tennessee State — show it can handle lesser opposition, but erratic results such as the home setback to Alcorn State and the road loss at Arkansas–Pine Bluff expose inconsistency that a selection committee will penalize. The remaining conference slate, with road tests at Texas Southern and Prairie View and home opportunities against Florida A&M and Bethune–Cookman, offers clear chances to improve the profile, yet without signature wins away from home the cleanest path to the tournament runs through the conference automatic.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5@Indiana38L98-51
11/13Charleston So227W68-64
11/16Lindenwood246W74-65
11/28@Clemson28L92-56
11/30@Coastal Car247L67-60
12/3Tennessee St240W80-53
12/7@Lipscomb160L92-58
12/15North Alabama334W68-60
12/17(N)Mississippi68L80-66
12/21Chattanooga260L73-66
1/3@Ark Pine Bluff318L95-83
1/5@MS Valley St365W71-51
1/10Alcorn St341L64-62
1/12Jackson St332W100-91
1/19@Alabama St304W73-69
1/24@TX Southern33952%
1/26@Prairie View30540%
1/31Florida A&M31264%
2/2Bethune-Cookman26453%
2/7@Southern Univ25228%
2/9@Grambling27834%
2/14MS Valley St36595%
2/16Ark Pine Bluff31867%
2/19@Florida A&M31242%
2/21@Bethune-Cookman26431%
2/28Alabama St30462%
3/3Grambling27856%
3/5Southern Univ25250%