NCAA Tournament March Madness

#247 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 St37L75-53
11/16@Dartmouth251W85-77
11/21Charlotte186W65-63
11/24Elon148L88-53
11/26@Mercer163L75-67
11/30@UNC Asheville252L67-55
12/11@East Carolina278W67-54
12/14(N)High Point95W86-78
12/18Coastal Car224W67-49
12/20Georgia St328L70-63
12/31@Old Dominion22235%
1/3@Marshall15823%
1/8@Georgia St32859%
1/10@Coastal Car22436%
1/15James Madison21756%
1/17Old Dominion22257%
1/22Louisiana31676%
1/24ULM35286%
1/29@Southern Miss19730%
1/31@Troy13919%
2/4South Alabama19251%
2/11@Ga Southern21634%
2/14@James Madison21734%
2/19Marshall15843%
2/21Ga Southern21656%
2/27@Texas St25740%