NCAA Tournament March Madness

#346 Alcorn St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Alcorn State’s projection that its only sure path to the NCAA comes through the conference automatic bid is straightforward because the résumé is built on wins over conference opponents and a neutral-site victory over Indiana State while being punctured by heavy road defeats at major programs like Florida State, Minnesota, LSU, Oklahoma, Baylor, Iowa State and Mississippi. The best moments — the neutral win and home victories over Jackson State and Southern — demonstrate they can finish off peer opponents, but those are overwhelmed by blowouts away from home and an inability to win consistently outside their building. With scarce quality results away from top-tier nonconference teams, the team needs to seize the conference tournament to punch its ticket.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Florida St56L108-76
11/6@South Alabama205L76-70
11/8@Minnesota77L95-50
11/11@Maryland120L84-64
11/13@Howard208L72-64
11/18@LSU60L107-81
11/23@Oklahoma40L72-53
11/28(N)Indiana St201W81-74
11/29@Louisiana Tech203L83-58
12/3@Iowa St6L132-68
12/19@Baylor48L113-56
12/29@Mississippi65L79-43
1/3@Jackson St341L89-86
1/10@Alabama A&M307W64-62
1/12@Alabama St318L81-66
1/17TX Southern316L72-71
1/19Prairie View288W76-75
1/24@Florida A&M312L66-58
1/26@Bethune-Cookman243L82-73
1/31Southern Univ279W78-73
2/2Grambling298L74-50
2/7@Ark Pine Bluff314L84-77
2/9@MS Valley St365W74-66
2/14Bethune-Cookman243W57-55
2/16Florida A&M312L86-78
2/21Jackson St341W83-65
2/26@TX Southern316L92-87
2/28@Prairie View288L72-51
3/3MS Valley St365W67-64
3/5Ark Pine Bluff314L83-48
3/9(N)Alabama St318W77-65
3/10(N)Prairie View288L65-56