NCAA Tournament March Madness

#179 Buffalo

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Buffalo’s résumé is built around a resume-boosting road win at DePaul and follow-up victories away at UMBC and Western Michigan that show it can win outside its own gym. Neutral-site wins over VMI and Bucknell and home wins against Southern Miss and Green Bay add depth but are counterbalanced by a damaging home loss to Saint Bonaventure and a road setback at East Carolina that keep the profile from looking top tier. The remaining league slate matters because road tests at Northern Illinois, Miami of Ohio and Akron and home chances against Ball State and Central Michigan give clear opportunities to erase those blemishes and prove the team can pile up the kind of difficult wins the committee rewards. The simple theme is that more quality victories away from home and neutral-court success will be required to overcome the middling nonconference résumé and the standout bad results.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Southern Miss198W85-79
11/7WI Green Bay281W83-76
11/11@DePaul121W66-53
11/18Vermont195W94-90
11/24(N)VMI332W78-70
11/26(N)Bucknell303W73-71
11/29@Canisius347W71-53
12/6St Bonaventure116L77-69
12/9@UMBC271W83-79
12/14@East Carolina279L73-70
12/20@W Michigan272W88-71
12/30@N Illinois31867%
1/3Ball St31584%
1/10@Ohio18941%
1/13Kent13549%
1/17@Miami OH10620%
1/20Akron5624%
1/24Massachusetts17560%
1/27@Bowling Green11322%
1/31Ohio18963%
2/3Miami OH10639%
2/11@Ball St31567%
2/17N Illinois31884%
2/21@Massachusetts17538%
2/24@Akron5610%
2/28C Michigan33387%
3/3E Michigan20164%
3/6@Toledo16435%