NCAA Tournament March Madness

#341 Alcorn St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Alcorn State’s resume points toward the conference automatic qualifier because its lone meaningful victory came on a neutral court against Indiana State while the body of the schedule features heavy road defeats at major programs such as Florida State, Minnesota, Maryland, LSU, Oklahoma, Baylor and Iowa State that make the team look overmatched away from home. Tight wins over conference foes like Prairie View and a hard-fought road result at Alabama A&M show the team can grind out close games but those wins lack the heft needed to erase damaging setbacks including an unexpected home loss to Jackson State and a near miss against Texas Southern. The remainder of the slate is stacked with low-major and league opponents that can let the team rebuild confidence and climb the conference ladder but offer little chance to manufacture a signature road or neutral victory that would change how a selection panel views the profile. Given the contrast between the best moments and the worst road results, the cleanest path to the national field runs through securing the conference’s automatic spot.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Florida St105L108-76
11/6@South Alabama208L76-70
11/8@Minnesota83L95-50
11/11@Maryland115L84-64
11/13@Howard262L72-64
11/18@LSU42L107-81
11/23@Oklahoma62L72-53
11/28(N)Indiana St194W81-74
11/29@Louisiana Tech248L83-58
12/3@Iowa St5L132-68
12/19@Baylor48L113-56
12/29@Mississippi68L79-43
1/3@Jackson St332L89-86
1/10@Alabama A&M301W64-62
1/12@Alabama St304L81-66
1/17TX Southern339L72-71
1/19Prairie View305W76-75
1/24@Florida A&M31229%
1/26@Bethune-Cookman26419%
1/31Southern Univ25235%
2/2Grambling27841%
2/7@Ark Pine Bluff31831%
2/9@MS Valley St36577%
2/14Bethune-Cookman26438%
2/16Florida A&M31250%
2/21Jackson St33256%
2/26@TX Southern33938%
2/28@Prairie View30526%
3/3MS Valley St36590%
3/5Ark Pine Bluff31852%