NCAA Tournament March Madness

#314 Ark Pine Bluff

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Projection: likely out

Ark Pine Bluff’s profile reads like a gap between promise and punishment: heavy, road defeats at Washington, Vanderbilt, SMU, Oklahoma and Tulsa have created damage that a couple of wins over low-major opponents cannot erase, while the narrow road victory at Illinois Chicago and the close showing at DePaul are the only clear signs that the team can compete away from home. Home victories over Alabama A&M and Alabama State bolster the win column but carry limited resume value, and the remainder of the slate features conference opponents such as Prairie View, Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Southern, Grambling, Mississippi Valley State, Alcorn State and Jackson State, which are more opportunities to accumulate victories than to score a marquee scalp. The committee will be looking for meaningful road or neutral-site success against recognizable opponents to counterbalance the lopsided losses at power programs because wins against sub‑par conference foes won’t erase the tough results already on the resume.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Washington48L94-50
11/6@Portland219L83-74
11/8@Loy Marymount132L94-72
11/11@Oklahoma54L95-69
11/15@Vanderbilt5L104-75
11/18@SMU32L106-60
11/20@Marshall165L98-70
11/23@Miami OH97L111-84
12/3@IL Chicago172W63-62
12/6@DePaul108L76-72
12/10@Tulsa84L117-84
1/3Alabama A&M297W95-83
1/5Alabama St307W90-79
1/10@TX Southern345W74-66
1/12@Prairie View30337%
1/17Florida A&M32867%
1/19Bethune-Cookman25848%
1/24@Southern Univ27731%
1/26@Grambling24826%
1/31@MS Valley St36581%
2/7Alcorn St33569%
2/9Jackson St33168%
2/14@Alabama St30737%
2/16@Alabama A&M29736%
2/21Prairie View30359%
2/28MS Valley St36592%
3/3@Jackson St33146%
3/5@Alcorn St33548%