NCAA Tournament March Madness

#73 Belmont

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Projection: likely out

Belmont’s resume is built on eye-catching road victories such as wins at UC Irvine, College of Charleston and Oral Roberts plus a neutral-site triumph over Toledo, which show the team can win away from home, but that upside is offset by damaging results like a home loss to Richmond and a narrow defeat at Indiana State that expose defensive inconsistency. The best moments prove this roster can beat quality opponents in hostile environments while the worst results raise questions about its ability to close out tight games on the road or protect home court. The Missouri Valley stretch ahead — including a trip to Northern Iowa, visits to Drake and Illinois State and home dates with Murray State and Illinois State — gives Belmont clear opportunities to collect the kind of road and quadrant-changing wins committees prize, while further slip-ups in conference would leave the resume short on signature victories and leave those earlier nonconference wins looking less distinctive.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Air Force337W79-63
11/8Tennessee St237W87-79
11/15@Oral Roberts293W83-60
11/19Lipscomb143W75-68
11/24(N)St Francis PA362W94-57
11/26(N)Toledo163W87-72
11/30@Col Charleston168W96-73
12/3Richmond117L84-76
12/7@MTSU124W83-62
12/13IL Chicago205W87-84
12/16@Evansville283W83-78
12/19@UC Irvine127W84-58
12/29@Indiana St192L81-80
1/1Bradley136W88-78
1/4S Illinois115L68-67
1/7@Northern Iowa8643%
1/10@Drake15666%
1/13Valparaiso19388%
1/17@S Illinois11555%
1/25Illinois St8162%
1/28@Valparaiso19373%
1/31Murray St8965%
2/3Drake15684%
2/6@IL Chicago20575%
2/9@Bradley13659%
2/12Northern Iowa8665%
2/15@Murray St8943%
2/21Indiana St19288%
2/25Evansville28395%
3/1@Illinois St8140%