NCAA Tournament March Madness

#156 Boston College

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Boston College's résumé is built around a tough defensive identity and a handful of encouraging results but it is undercut by too many damaging setbacks. The road victory at Temple and home wins over Harvard and other lower-tier opponents demonstrate the team can compete, yet neutral-site losses to Davidson and Tulane, the road defeat at Florida Atlantic, and close setbacks to Central Connecticut and Massachusetts have created a string of blemishes that wash away those bright spots. The remainder of the schedule presents clear avenues to alter perception with home dates against Stanford and California and a slate of high-profile conference tests at Duke and Louisville along with trips to Notre Dame and Florida State where a road victory would matter in a big way. Until Boston College adds a meaningful win away from home and avoids further poor losses its résumé will be viewed as heavy on defensive promise but lacking the marquee victories that committees reward.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@FL Atlantic111L83-78
11/6Citadel358W76-47
11/11Central Conn274L60-59
11/15@Temple148W76-71
11/18Hampton255W63-52
11/21(N)Davidson133L59-49
11/23(N)Tulane196L93-90
11/26Harvard182W73-60
12/3LSU38L78-69
12/6New Haven348W67-63
12/10(N)Massachusetts175L76-74
12/22F Dickinson357W72-61
12/28Le Moyne301W72-64
1/3@Georgia Tech13433%
1/6NC State2616%
1/10@Louisville112%
1/13@Clemson358%
1/17Syracuse7636%
1/21Pittsburgh9039%
1/24@Notre Dame5814%
1/31Virginia2414%
2/3@Duke61%
2/7Miami FL3719%
2/11Stanford9240%
2/14California7334%
2/17@Florida St10927%
2/21@SMU408%
2/24Wake Forest5931%
2/28@Miami FL378%
3/3@Virginia Tech6816%
3/7Notre Dame5830%