NCAA Tournament March Madness

#298 Alabama A&M

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Alabama A&M’s season tells a straightforward story: it can win in its league, demonstrated by a neutral-site victory over Alabama State, true road wins at Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View, and a high-scoring home win over Jackson State, but the résumé is undermined by brutal nonconference road losses at Indiana and Clemson and other lopsided defeats away from home that a selection committee will not overlook. Those conference road and neutral wins show the team can close out hostile environments and provide the only real resume-building moments, while the blowouts against Power Conference opponents expose a gap when facing top-level competition. With no marquee win against a nationally respected opponent and several damaging outings on the road, the only realistic route to the national tournament is through the Southwestern AC’s automatic bid, and the upcoming conference matchups with Southern, Grambling, and Alabama State are where the season’s fate will be decided.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5@Indiana41L98-51
11/13Charleston So242W68-64
11/16Lindenwood266W74-65
11/28@Clemson38L92-56
11/30@Coastal Car229L67-60
12/3Tennessee St195W80-53
12/7@Lipscomb197L92-58
12/15North Alabama341W68-60
12/17(N)Mississippi78L80-66
12/21Chattanooga299L73-66
1/3@Ark Pine Bluff314L95-83
1/5@MS Valley St365W71-51
1/10Alcorn St352L64-62
1/12Jackson St342W100-91
1/19(N)Alabama St317W73-69
1/24@TX Southern307L89-74
1/27@Prairie View312W80-60
1/31Florida A&M316W72-65
2/2Bethune-Cookman235L80-62
2/7@Southern Univ279L81-68
2/9@Grambling297W66-58
2/14MS Valley St365W72-65
2/16Ark Pine Bluff314W82-70
2/19@Florida A&M316W63-61
2/21@Bethune-Cookman235L85-76
2/28Alabama St317L89-88
3/3Grambling297W77-63
3/5Southern Univ279L88-85