NCAA Tournament March Madness

#184 Buffalo

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Buffalo needing the automatic berth is a fair assessment because its résumé is built on competent wins but lacks a true signature victory while carrying a few damaging defeats; the high point is a gritty road win at DePaul and neutral-site victories over VMI and Bucknell along with solid road wins at Canisius, UMBC, Western Michigan and Northern Illinois that show it can win away from home, yet none of those wins reads like a marquee résumé-builder. The damage comes from losses such as the setback to St Bonaventure, the heavy defeat to Akron and the wild shootout loss on the road at Miami OH and the road loss at Ohio that blunt any at-large narrative. With conference play still offering chances to improve, repeated games with Massachusetts, a home date with Ohio, favorable looks against Ball State and Northern Illinois and looming road trips to Bowling Green, Akron and Toledo will determine whether Buffalo can polish its case or must rely on the league tournament to punch its ticket.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Southern Miss230W85-79
11/7WI Green Bay238W83-76
11/11@DePaul107W66-53
11/18Vermont222W94-90
11/24(N)VMI350W78-70
11/26(N)Bucknell324W73-71
11/29@Canisius347W71-53
12/6St Bonaventure145L77-69
12/9@UMBC275W83-79
12/14@East Carolina280L73-70
12/20@W Michigan253W88-71
12/31@N Illinois315W81-67
1/3Ball St313W85-72
1/10@Ohio221L91-80
1/13Kent147L87-81
1/17@Miami OH89L105-102
1/20Akron60L82-63
1/23Massachusetts18361%
1/24Massachusetts18361%
1/27@Bowling Green11223%
1/31Ohio22167%
2/3Miami OH8934%
2/7@South Alabama20844%
2/11@Ball St31366%
2/17N Illinois31584%
2/21@Massachusetts18339%
2/24@Akron6011%
2/28C Michigan32286%
3/3E Michigan18862%
3/6@Toledo16134%