NCAA Tournament March Madness

#80 Belmont

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Projection: likely out

Belmont’s résumé is built on resume-worthy road and neutral-site wins — think wins at Oral Roberts, College of Charleston and Middle Tennessee State and neutral victories over Saint Francis PA and Toledo — that demonstrate the team can travel, but a damaging home loss to Richmond and a lack of a true top-tier scalp keep the case from being airtight. The defense has been the steadier side while the offense has been uneven, and that contrast shows up in losses to the better opponents on the schedule. The remaining stretch gives clear opportunities to change the narrative with home dates against conference foes such as Illinois State and Murray State and dangerous road tests at UC Irvine and Northern Iowa where a win would reshape committee perception. Until Belmont converts any of those higher-profile chances the body of work reads like a strong but vulnerable résumé rather than an indisputable one.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Air Force322W79-63
11/8Tennessee St237W87-79
11/15@Oral Roberts291W83-60
11/19Lipscomb133W75-68
11/24(N)St Francis PA361W94-57
11/26(N)Toledo161W87-72
11/30@Col Charleston183W96-73
12/3Richmond97L84-76
12/7@MTSU157W83-62
12/13IL Chicago189W87-84
12/16@Evansville28283%
12/19@UC Irvine12554%
12/29@Indiana St18469%
1/1Bradley12475%
1/4S Illinois12375%
1/7@Northern Iowa9245%
1/10@Drake13258%
1/13Valparaiso19988%
1/17@S Illinois12354%
1/25Illinois St9968%
1/28@Valparaiso19972%
1/31Murray St9567%
2/3Drake13278%
2/6@IL Chicago18971%
2/9@Bradley12454%
2/12Northern Iowa9267%
2/15@Murray St9546%
2/21Indiana St18486%
2/25Evansville28294%
3/1@Illinois St9947%