NCAA Tournament March Madness

#302 Bucknell

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Bucknell's season has been a roller coaster, with the high of an upset victory over Penn State standing out in an otherwise rocky road. While that win is a testament to Bucknell's potential on a good day, losses to teams like Marist and Lafayette have hurt their resume considerably, indicating inconsistency. Against higher-tiered competition such as Duke and even within their conference against Colgate, Bucknell has struggled, reinforcing the narrative that they're not quite ready to compete with the heavy hitters. The Patriot League is a one-bid conference, and without domination in conference play, an at-large bid is off the table. Bucknell's path to the big dance hinges on capturing the conference tournament title, as only then do they get the automatic qualifier necessary to punch their ticket.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Delaware178L78-57
11/8@Penn220L80-61
11/11@Niagara278W73-64
11/14@La Salle187L69-57
11/17@Duke10L90-60
11/20Southern Indiana340W67-56
11/22@St Bonaventure109L67-61
11/25@Marist239L73-49
11/29Princeton54L85-71
12/2@Penn St85W76-67
12/16Radford218L70-63
12/22@Merrimack226L68-52
12/30St Peter's212L67-58
1/3Holy Cross348W70-58
1/6American Univ298L71-63
1/10@Lehigh272W86-80
1/13Colgate155L84-73
1/17@Boston Univ299W73-57
1/20@Lafayette326L75-72
1/24Navy329W71-63
1/27@Army346W66-56
1/31Loyola MD358W67-52
2/3@American Univ298L75-66
2/7@Navy329W80-67
2/10Boston Univ299L77-62
2/12Lehigh272L71-63
2/17@Colgate155L62-50
2/21@Holy Cross348L73-59
2/25Army346W54-41
2/28@Loyola MD358W68-46
3/2Lafayette326W60-50
3/7@American Univ298W80-57
3/10@Colgate155L68-65