NCAA Tournament March Madness

#318 Ark Pine Bluff

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Ark Pine Bluff’s résumé points straight to the automatic berth as the most realistic route to the NCAA field. A true road victory at Illinois Chicago and a collection of conference victories at home and on the road represent the team’s best moments, but those highlights are swamped by heavy losses away at Washington, Vanderbilt, SMU and Oklahoma that expose defensive shortcomings and a lack of signature nonconference wins. The schedule forced frequent trips into hostile environments and those tests produced more lopsided defeats than the kind of neutral-site or marquee road wins that committees reward. With a final home date against Mississippi Valley State and road tests at Jackson State and Alcorn State remaining, Ark Pine Bluff can still add late résumé wins, but until it turns a tough road or neutral outing into a statement victory the committee view will default toward the conference tournament as the team’s clearest path.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Washington47L94-50
11/6@Portland205L83-74
11/8@Loy Marymount139L94-72
11/11@Oklahoma58L95-69
11/15@Vanderbilt13L104-75
11/18@SMU33L106-60
11/20@Marshall186L98-70
11/23@Miami OH84L111-84
12/3@IL Chicago102W63-62
12/6@DePaul100L76-72
12/10@Tulsa64L117-84
1/3Alabama A&M299W95-83
1/5Alabama St310W90-79
1/10@TX Southern300W74-66
1/12@Prairie View322L73-61
1/17Florida A&M328L71-67
1/19Bethune-Cookman234L87-82
1/24@Southern Univ267W75-74
1/31@MS Valley St365W78-70
2/4@Grambling284W67-64
2/7Alcorn St340W84-77
2/9Jackson St337W84-63
2/14@Alabama St310L79-61
2/16@Alabama A&M299L82-70
2/19TX Southern300L83-64
2/21Prairie View322W84-82
2/28MS Valley St36593%
3/3@Jackson St33749%
3/5@Alcorn St34050%