NCAA Tournament March Madness

#210 American Univ

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

American's résumé points toward needing the conference title because its best moments—home victory over Colgate, road wins at Boston University and Army, and solid nonconference wins like Penn and Drexel—show it can win away from its gym and beat league peers while its worst moments—heavy road defeats at Virginia and George Washington and tough trips to VCU and Wake Forest—leave the committee wary. An earlier narrow loss at Colgate followed by a later home win over that same opponent underscores inconsistency rather than a résumé that demands an at-large ticket. The remaining Patriot League slate is full of chances to build a stronger case with trips to Holy Cross and Loyola Maryland and league dates against Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy and another meeting with Army but those opportunities must translate to wins against top league opposition to erase the damage from high‑major losses. Until American proves it can avoid another damaging road setback against quality opponents the most realistic path to the NCAA tournament runs through winning its conference.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Wake Forest70L88-74
11/9Penn178W84-78
11/12@G Washington74L107-67
11/18@Rutgers142L80-71
11/28Maine351W74-61
11/29Siena186L59-55
11/30Longwood276W92-66
12/3Drexel207W75-73
12/6MD E Shore327W78-60
12/18@VCU49L105-83
12/22@Virginia12L95-51
12/31Loyola MD329W84-69
1/3@Boston Univ291W64-62
1/7@Colgate192L64-62
1/10Holy Cross326L84-73
1/12Navy193W65-51
1/18@Army335W78-67
1/21Colgate192W70-66
1/24@Holy Cross32666%
1/28@Loyola MD32966%
1/31Lafayette31682%
2/4Bucknell32483%
2/7@Navy19335%
2/11@Lehigh30759%
2/14Army33585%
2/18@Bucknell32465%
2/22@Lafayette31663%
2/25Lehigh30778%
2/28Boston Univ29176%