NCAA Tournament March Madness

#225 Appalachian St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Appalachian State’s resume reads like a team with flashes but not enough marquee proof to grab an at-large nod because its best moments come against midlevel opponents while its worst moments are clear and damaging: a road loss at Ohio State and a home blowout to Elon undermine the value of solid wins such as a road victory at Old Dominion, a neutral-site win over High Point and an away victory at Dartmouth, and a string of road defeats at places like Mercer, UNC Asheville and Marshall raises questions about reliability away from home. The schedule still hands them chances to change the narrative with home dates against Louisiana and ULM that can shore up the ledger and tougher road tests at Southern Miss, Troy, James Madison and Texas State that would add genuine road résumé currency if won, but without a signature nonconference scalp and with several bad losses already on the ledger their clearest path to the big dance is to secure the conference’s automatic spot rather than count on an at-large invitation.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@C Michigan320L82-66
11/9NC Central350W76-54
11/11@Ohio St35L75-53
11/16@Dartmouth223W85-77
11/21Charlotte179W65-63
11/24Elon151L88-53
11/26@Mercer141L75-67
11/30@UNC Asheville234L67-55
12/11@East Carolina274W67-54
12/14(N)High Point97W86-78
12/18Coastal Car247W67-49
12/20Georgia St275L70-63
12/31@Old Dominion244W81-73
1/3@Marshall176L88-81
1/8@Georgia St275W52-50
1/10@Coastal Car247L67-62
1/15James Madison240W80-65
1/17Old Dominion244L75-73
1/22Louisiana32281%
1/24ULM35690%
1/29@Southern Miss22439%
1/31@Troy11118%
2/4South Alabama21058%
2/11@Ga Southern24342%
2/14@James Madison24042%
2/19Marshall17652%
2/21Ga Southern24364%
2/27@Texas St26849%