NCAA Tournament March Madness

#298 American Univ

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

American University's season shows they're a classic bubble team from a mid-major conference like the Patriot League. Their overall record is sitting around the .500 mark, which typically isn't going to turn heads come selection time. The high point might be the win against Colgate, showing they can compete with stronger teams, though consistently dropping games to comparable or lower-ranked teams in conference play—like against Loyola MD and Bucknell—signals inconsistency. The losses to Villanova and Virginia Tech aren't surprising given those programs' standings, but they don't help make a strong case either. The key takeaway is that AU needs to demonstrate more consistency and pull off significant wins in the Patriot League tournament to have a shot at dancing in March through an automatic bid, especially because none of their non-conference victories offer much in terms of bolstering their resume.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@Villanova42L90-63
11/9@William & Mary317L75-56
11/13Siena351W78-58
11/16NJIT334W87-73
11/19@Georgetown219L88-83
11/22Mt St Mary's283W68-65
11/29@Harvard198L80-75
12/2St Francis PA353L75-73
12/6@St Joseph's PA105L69-53
12/9@VMI350W77-69
12/21@Virginia Tech64L77-55
12/29@UMBC293W87-85
1/3Lehigh272W75-66
1/6@Bucknell302W71-63
1/10@Boston Univ299L72-68
1/13Army346W79-60
1/15@Loyola MD358W66-52
1/20@Lehigh272L70-68
1/24Holy Cross348W84-65
1/27Colgate155L73-54
1/31@Lafayette326W69-66
2/3Bucknell302W75-66
2/7Loyola MD358L44-43
2/10@Holy Cross348L58-56
2/14@Navy329W59-42
2/17Lafayette326L68-62
2/21Boston Univ299L67-52
2/25@Colgate155W66-64
2/28@Army346W73-51
3/2Navy329L71-65
3/7Bucknell302L80-57