NCAA Tournament March Madness

#357 Buffalo

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

This team's season has been a tumultuous one with a sparse handful of victories marred by a litany of losses, including several against key conference opponents and a non-conference schedule that could have proffered signature wins but ultimately delivered disappointment. The lack of a strong upset or a convincing run against higher-tier teams, such as James Madison, Butler, or Richmond, all of which resulted in losses, significantly weighs down the team's tournament resume. A consistent struggle in both offensive and defensive efficiency is evident as they failed to find a foothold against reasonably ranked opponents like Akron and Toledo, both home and away. This pattern of performance points to a squad that is yet to prove it can compete effectively at the elevated level of play required in the postseason, making an at-large bid to the tournament highly unlikely. Only an unexpected rally to clinch the conference tournament would seal their entrance to the Big Dance, since automatic qualification appears to be the sole avenue open for them to take part in March Madness.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6F Dickinson328L92-86
11/11South Alabama217L70-56
11/20(N)Hofstra119L102-68
11/21(N)Louisiana145L68-60
11/22(N)Iona244L89-64
11/29@James Madison51L81-66
12/2St Bonaventure109L80-65
12/5@Butler68L72-59
12/9WKU133L82-65
12/21@Richmond77L72-66
12/29Niagara278L69-63
1/2@C Michigan240W76-64
1/6W Michigan297L82-77
1/9Miami OH259L86-65
1/12@Akron110L76-59
1/16@Toledo136L77-66
1/23Ball St266L87-59
1/27@E Michigan322L75-65
1/30@Ohio149L91-70
2/2Kent188L83-52
2/6@Bowling Green206L87-73
2/10@Ga Southern280W82-81
2/13@N Illinois295L72-68
2/17Akron110L73-62
2/20E Michigan322W78-69
2/24@W Michigan297L91-72
2/27@Kent188L76-64
3/2Toledo136L85-79
3/5Ohio149L78-66
3/8N Illinois295L78-68