NCAA Tournament March Madness
#240 C Michigan
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Central Michigan's season exhibits the profile of a classic bubble team, but their prospects of making a significant splash in the NCAA tournament are slim without winning their conference tournament. Their non-conference slate contains some troubling losses, such as against ULM, and blowout defeats from Oklahoma, Florida State, and a drubbing from Creighton certainly didn't help. A bright spot was their win over South Florida, but that alone doesn't sufficiently bolster their resume. In conference play, inconsistent performances against teams like Ball State and Bowling Green—games that a tournament-caliber team needs to lock down—are concerning. They've shown the capacity to compete within the Mid-American landscape, but without a couple of marquees, convincing wins, their overall body of work lacks the heft required for an at-large bid. Their path likely necessitates capturing the Mid-American Conference title to punch their ticket to the Big Dance.
Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
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11/6 | @Oklahoma | 50 | L89-59 |
11/11 | ULM | 292 | L74-64 |
11/13 | @Florida St | 88 | L94-67 |
11/15 | @South Florida | 72 | W68-63 |
11/20 | (N)Siena | 351 | W70-56 |
11/21 | (N)Stetson | 189 | L71-61 |
11/29 | @Ohio St | 48 | L88-61 |
12/6 | Valparaiso | 285 | W71-67 |
12/9 | @Creighton | 12 | L109-64 |
12/21 | Detroit | 360 | W75-63 |
12/30 | @Loyola-Chicago | 86 | L73-35 |
1/2 | Buffalo | 357 | L76-64 |
1/6 | @Ball St | 266 | W71-65 |
1/9 | @E Michigan | 322 | W80-64 |
1/13 | Kent | 188 | W77-62 |
1/16 | @Ohio | 149 | L73-61 |
1/19 | Toledo | 136 | W65-62 |
1/23 | Miami OH | 259 | W71-55 |
1/27 | @W Michigan | 297 | W62-55 |
1/30 | N Illinois | 295 | W84-77 |
2/3 | @Bowling Green | 206 | W77-76 |
2/6 | @Akron | 110 | L68-47 |
2/10 | @Old Dominion | 296 | W58-57 |
2/17 | W Michigan | 297 | W69-42 |
2/20 | Bowling Green | 206 | W62-60 |
2/24 | @Miami OH | 259 | L88-60 |
2/27 | Ball St | 266 | L79-71 |
3/2 | @Kent | 188 | L79-73 |
3/5 | @N Illinois | 295 | W69-63 |
3/8 | E Michigan | 322 | W65-62 |
3/14 | (N)Bowling Green | 206 | L66-56 |