NCAA Tournament March Madness

#287 Alabama St

Bubble Watch | Bracketology

Chat with the Bracketologist | How does this work?


Projection: need to automatically qualify

Alabama Stateā€™s resume is anchored by a road victory at UAB and a big neutral-site win over IUPUI but is undercut by heavy defeats at power-conference venues such as Florida State, Colorado, Cincinnati, Memphis and Missouri that diminish any at-large narrative. Close losses at New Mexico, Air Force and Tennesseeā€‘Martin show the team can compete in tough environments but do not substitute for the kind of signature wins committees prioritize. With the rest of the schedule loaded with home dates against league opponents, a series of routine conference road trips and a challenging nonconference trip to Mississippi State looming, the clearest route to the NCAA field is capturing the conference crown because the nonconference ledger lacks the marquee victories and the bad road losses have done real damage.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Florida St109L101-64
11/11@UAB107W77-74
11/17@Colorado85L94-66
11/19@Air Force324L66-64
11/21(N)IUPUI345W101-80
11/23(N)SIUE251L83-68
11/26@New Mexico70L93-87
12/7@TN Martin207L74-64
12/11@Missouri63L85-77
12/17@Cincinnati62L88-51
12/22@Memphis67L88-67
12/29@Mississippi St79L94-56
1/3@MS Valley St36586%
1/5@Ark Pine Bluff34458%
1/10Jackson St33876%
1/12Alcorn St33675%
1/17Alabama A&M28460%
1/24@Prairie View29942%
1/26@TX Southern33052%
1/31Bethune-Cookman26556%
2/2Florida A&M34077%
2/7@Grambling24531%
2/9@Southern Univ24331%
2/14Ark Pine Bluff34478%
2/16MS Valley St36595%
2/19@Bethune-Cookman26534%
2/21@Florida A&M34057%
2/28@Alabama A&M28438%
3/3Southern Univ24352%
3/5Grambling24553%