NCAA Tournament March Madness

#312 Bucknell

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Bucknell’s résumé is a study in contrast: the season’s bright spots — a road victory at Mount St. Mary’s and home wins over Delaware and Lehigh alongside an uncommon road result at Rider — show it can close out the games it should, but the nonconference ledger is marred by humbling trips to Pittsburgh, St. John’s and Iowa, heavy defeats at Akron and Cornell, and neutral-site setbacks against Bowling Green and Buffalo that leave little margin for error. Close losses to Princeton and Hofstra and a road loss at Holy Cross further undercut its profile because they weigh against the handful of quality wins and highlight uneven performance away from home. The remaining Patriot League slate provides clear pathways to rebuild the résumé: matchups with Loyola Maryland, Lafayette, Army, Boston University, American and Holy Cross are winnable chances to pad the resume, while the home-and-away dates with Colgate and trips to Navy are the true tests that will determine whether Bucknell can climb back into serious at-large consideration or will need the conference tournament to secure a berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Delaware270W78-70
11/7@Mt St Mary's307W73-62
11/11@Princeton249L73-63
11/14Hofstra99L83-77
11/17@Pittsburgh94L84-50
11/20@St John's25L97-49
11/24(N)Bowling Green114L71-66
11/26(N)Buffalo166L73-71
11/30Cornell170L101-72
12/3@Akron56L97-77
12/6UMBC266L73-66
12/9@Rider350W51-38
12/20(N)Iowa17L94-39
12/31@Holy Cross327L65-58
1/3Lehigh325W72-65
1/7@Navy20219%
1/10Loyola MD34573%
1/14Lafayette31362%
1/17@Colgate18117%
1/21Army32867%
1/24@Loyola MD34552%
1/26@Lafayette31340%
1/31Boston Univ29056%
2/4@American Univ23624%
2/7Colgate18135%
2/9Navy20238%
2/14@Boston Univ29034%
2/18American Univ23644%
2/22Holy Cross32766%
2/25@Army32845%
2/28@Lehigh32543%