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 |
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11/6 | @Villanova | 42 | L90-63 |
11/9 | @William & Mary | 317 | L75-56 |
11/13 | Siena | 351 | W78-58 |
11/16 | NJIT | 334 | W87-73 |
11/19 | @Georgetown | 219 | L88-83 |
11/22 | Mt St Mary's | 283 | W68-65 |
11/29 | @Harvard | 198 | L80-75 |
12/2 | St Francis PA | 353 | L75-73 |
12/6 | @St Joseph's PA | 105 | L69-53 |
12/9 | @VMI | 350 | W77-69 |
12/21 | @Virginia Tech | 64 | L77-55 |
12/29 | @UMBC | 293 | W87-85 |
1/3 | Lehigh | 272 | W75-66 |
1/6 | @Bucknell | 302 | W71-63 |
1/10 | @Boston Univ | 299 | L72-68 |
1/13 | Army | 346 | W79-60 |
1/15 | @Loyola MD | 358 | W66-52 |
1/20 | @Lehigh | 272 | L70-68 |
1/24 | Holy Cross | 348 | W84-65 |
1/27 | Colgate | 155 | L73-54 |
1/31 | @Lafayette | 326 | W69-66 |
2/3 | Bucknell | 302 | W75-66 |
2/7 | Loyola MD | 358 | L44-43 |
2/10 | @Holy Cross | 348 | L58-56 |
2/14 | @Navy | 329 | W59-42 |
2/17 | Lafayette | 326 | L68-62 |
2/21 | Boston Univ | 299 | L67-52 |
2/25 | @Colgate | 155 | W66-64 |
2/28 | @Army | 346 | W73-51 |
3/2 | Navy | 329 | L71-65 |
3/7 | Bucknell | 302 | L80-57 |