NCAA Tournament March Madness

#127 Bradley

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Bradley’s profile is a classic bubble résumé that pairs a handful of resume-enhancing wins with too many damaging defeats, which is why the current view leaves their fate hinging on winning the conference tournament. The Braves have signature moments that the committee will notice, including a neutral-court victory over Princeton and home triumphs over Belmont alongside road-valuable wins over Washington State and Liberty, but those highlights are offset by ugly losses away at Illinois State and at Murray State and by other true road setbacks such as San Francisco that undercut the overall case. Selection voters reward quality road and neutral wins and Bradley still lacks a single blockbuster victory away from home to erase the blemishes caused by the blowout losses and neutral-site slip-ups. The regular-season finish — a trip to Illinois Chicago followed by a home date with Murray State — gives them clear opportunities to clean up the resume, but those results will be scrutinized for how the team responds on the road and whether it can avoid another damaging defeat. Until Bradley adds a meaningful road or neutral win or secures the conference title, its place in the field will depend on taking care of those remaining chances.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)St Bonaventure154L69-63
11/8C Michigan276W85-54
11/12TN Martin201L78-67
11/15@San Francisco134L75-64
11/19MA Lowell314W87-77
11/24(N)Princeton259W88-64
11/25(N)UC San Diego113L87-77
11/26(N)Liberty104W74-64
12/2Washington St129W64-60
12/6N Illinois316W84-55
12/18@Indiana St221W108-99
12/21S Illinois115W73-69
12/29Evansville307W76-68
1/1@Belmont54L88-78
1/4@Murray St116L86-66
1/7Drake203W93-66
1/10Northern Iowa85W75-69
1/13@Evansville307W94-90
1/17@Illinois St98L88-62
1/21Indiana St221W75-68
1/24IL Chicago102L85-70
1/31@Drake203W87-73
2/3Valparaiso145W72-65
2/6@Northern Iowa85L61-49
2/9Belmont54W95-84
2/15@S Illinois115W70-60
2/18@Valparaiso145L79-72
2/21Illinois St98W74-60
2/24@IL Chicago10233%
3/1Murray St11658%