NCAA Tournament March Madness

#48 Butler

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Projected seed: 10 (last four in)

Butler's resume is defined by signature neutral-court wins over Virginia and South Carolina and a high-scoring home victory over Providence, but those highlights are offset by a lopsided road loss at Connecticut, a defeat at SMU and a string of routs of Southern Indiana, IUPUI, Chicago State and NJIT that pad the win column without adding much quality. Neutral-court success and a tight game at SMU show the team can be competitive away from home, yet the Connecticut loss exposes inconsistency that weakens the profile. Remaining Big East tests — a home date with Creighton, road trips to Xavier, Seton Hall and Villanova and conference matchups with St. John's and Marquette — are clear opportunities to replace soft wins with meaningful victories and to convince a committee that Butler has the resume to advance.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5Southern Indiana335W88-58
11/8IUPUI345W112-80
11/11Chicago St341W98-66
11/15@SMU40L87-85
11/21(N)South Carolina86W79-72
11/23(N)Virginia24W80-73
11/28Wright St140W94-69
12/2E Michigan201W84-68
12/6Boise St52L77-68
12/13Providence75W113-110
12/16@Connecticut7L79-60
12/20(N)Northwestern55W61-58
12/22NJIT354W101-52
12/30@Creighton4437%
1/3Villanova2546%
1/6St John's1944%
1/14@Xavier9960%
1/17@Seton Hall4739%
1/20DePaul12184%
1/23Marquette11884%
1/28@St John's1924%
1/31Georgetown10180%
2/4@Providence7551%
2/7@Marquette11866%
2/11Connecticut727%
2/15Seton Hall4761%
2/18@Georgetown10160%
2/21Xavier9979%
2/25@Villanova2526%
3/4Creighton4459%
3/7@DePaul12167%