NCAA Tournament March Madness

#245 Appalachian St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Appalachian State’s résumé mixes a handful of solid home and neutral wins over midmajor foes with several damaging road and nonconference defeats, so its tournament outlook depends on a strong finish in the league. The good moments are real: a neutral-site victory over High Point and road wins at Dartmouth and East Carolina plus a tight home win over Charlotte show the team can close out winnable games, but those are offset by an ugly loss at Ohio State, the blowout at Elon and road setbacks at Central Michigan, Mercer and UNC Asheville that the committee will notice. The conference slate still offers clear chances to rebuild the profile; home dates against Louisiana and ULM and a home meeting with Old Dominion are opportunities to pile up the kind of wins that matter, while trips to Marshall, Southern Miss, Troy and an away game at James Madison are the tests that could validate or further weaken the case. Until Appalachian State cleans up its road résumé and turns those favorable conference home games into quality wins, it will be judged on the contrast between a few solid signatures and too many damaging losses.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@C Michigan326L82-66
11/9NC Central351W76-54
11/11@Ohio St36L75-53
11/16@Dartmouth253W85-77
11/21Charlotte187W65-63
11/24Elon155L88-53
11/26@Mercer163L75-67
11/30@UNC Asheville247L67-55
12/11@East Carolina280W67-54
12/14(N)High Point95W86-78
12/18Coastal Car221W67-49
12/20Georgia St332L70-63
12/31@Old Dominion21634%
1/3@Marshall15723%
1/8@Georgia St33260%
1/10@Coastal Car22136%
1/15James Madison20554%
1/17Old Dominion21656%
1/22Louisiana32578%
1/24ULM35888%
1/29@Southern Miss19230%
1/31@Troy14319%
2/4South Alabama19451%
2/11@Ga Southern21534%
2/14@James Madison20532%
2/19Marshall15743%
2/21Ga Southern21556%
2/27@Texas St25640%