NCAA Tournament March Madness

#297 Appalachian St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Appalachian State’s résumé is a study in contrast: it has credible moments like an on-the-road win at Dartmouth and home victories over Charlotte and NC Central that show it can close out midlevel opponents, but those are offset by damaging setbacks such as the blowout at Elon and lopsided losses at Ohio State, Central Michigan and Mercer that expose its struggles away from home. A neutral-site defeat to UNC Asheville further dulls the nonconference profile and there isn’t a marquee win in the ledger to erase those blemishes. The stretch ahead gives clear opportunities to rebuild value with home dates against James Madison, Old Dominion, Louisiana and ULM, yet a slate that still includes true road tests at East Carolina, Marshall and Old Dominion mirrors the hostile environments that have produced poor outcomes this season. Put simply, the team has shown it can win the kinds of games that keep it afloat but the severity of several losses and continued inconsistency on the road mean its standing will come down to taking care of business at home while avoiding more damaging road performances.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@C Michigan301L82-66
11/9NC Central344W76-54
11/11@Ohio St37L75-53
11/16@Dartmouth276W85-77
11/21Charlotte190W65-63
11/24Elon214L88-53
11/26@Mercer172L75-67
11/30@UNC Asheville224L67-55
12/11@East Carolina24229%
12/14(N)High Point8110%
12/18Coastal Car24051%
12/20Georgia St33471%
12/31@Old Dominion22026%
1/3@Marshall16819%
1/8@Georgia St33450%
1/10@Coastal Car24029%
1/15James Madison17739%
1/17Old Dominion22047%
1/22Louisiana32769%
1/24ULM35580%
1/29@Southern Miss20423%
1/31@Troy14514%
2/4South Alabama14833%
2/11@Ga Southern22327%
2/14@James Madison17720%
2/19Marshall16837%
2/21Ga Southern22348%
2/27@Texas St22927%