NCAA Tournament March Madness

#347 Ark Pine Bluff

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Ark Pine Bluff’s resume reads like a group that has picked up a lone resume-building road victory at Illinois-Chicago but then been overwhelmed in a long stretch of true road tests at Washington, Portland, Loyola Marymount, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, SMU, Marshall, Miami Ohio and DePaul, and that contrast explains why the team’s profile looks thin. Those heavy losses to power conference opponents leave little margin for error, so the upcoming slate matters: home dates with Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Alcorn State and Jackson State are opportunities to pile up wins while road trips to Texas Southern, Prairie View, Southern University, Grambling, Mississippi Valley State, Jackson State and Alcorn State are the moments when the committee will be watching for proof the team can win away from campus. At this stage the best win lacks the pedigree to erase the severity of several road defeats, so only a strong finish on the remaining schedule will materially change how the resume is judged.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Washington48L94-50
11/6@Portland244L83-74
11/8@Loy Marymount137L94-72
11/11@Oklahoma56L95-69
11/15@Vanderbilt8L104-75
11/18@SMU40L106-60
11/20@Marshall153L98-70
11/23@Miami OH120L111-84
12/3@IL Chicago203W63-62
12/6@DePaul130L76-72
12/10@Tulsa802%
1/3Alabama A&M28741%
1/5Alabama St25535%
1/10@TX Southern31527%
1/12@Prairie View30224%
1/17Florida A&M33958%
1/19Bethune-Cookman22931%
1/24@Southern Univ21113%
1/26@Grambling28521%
1/31@MS Valley St36572%
2/7Alcorn St33454%
2/9Jackson St32250%
2/14@Alabama St25517%
2/16@Alabama A&M28721%
2/21Prairie View30245%
2/28MS Valley St36587%
3/3@Jackson St32229%
3/5@Alcorn St33432%