NCAA Tournament March Madness

#299 Boston Univ

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Looking closely at Boston University's tournament chances, the picture is clear: their route to the Big Dance requires winning the Patriot League Tournament. Their slate of games reveals a lack of statement wins, with the best victory coming against Bryant—a highlight, but not a resume-maker. The consistency just wasn't there, evidenced by losses to teams like Maine and Dartmouth. Their defense was the bright spot, more effective than their offense, but still, the disconnect between the two sides of the ball meant BU often found themselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard. With no marquee victories and several questionable losses, the only way to punch their ticket is to capture that automatic conference bid. The potential is there, but the execution needs to be flawless when it counts the most.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@Northeastern227L67-58
11/10@Rutgers102L69-45
11/14@Howard263L64-53
11/16Bryant160W95-79
11/21@Davidson126L69-45
11/29@SUNY Albany261L86-72
12/2@Sacred Heart307W70-49
12/6Maine222L74-65
12/10@Wagner304W73-59
12/13@Dartmouth327L63-56
12/22MA Lowell127L71-63
12/30Merrimack226W74-63
1/3@Navy329L62-60
1/6Lafayette326L59-51
1/10American Univ298W72-68
1/13@Loyola MD358W60-58
1/17Bucknell302L73-57
1/20@Colgate155L75-59
1/24Army346L69-59
1/27@Lafayette326W62-48
1/29@Holy Cross348L65-63
2/3Lehigh272W72-71
2/7Colgate155L74-64
2/10@Bucknell302W77-62
2/14@Army346L65-50
2/17Navy329W74-65
2/21@American Univ298W67-52
2/25Loyola MD358W82-79
2/28@Lehigh272W64-62
3/2Holy Cross348W94-84
3/7Navy329W70-61
3/10Lehigh272L84-79