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
11/6@Oklahoma50L89-59
11/11ULM292L74-64
11/13@Florida St88L94-67
11/15@South Florida72W68-63
11/20(N)Siena351W70-56
11/21(N)Stetson189L71-61
11/29@Ohio St48L88-61
12/6Valparaiso285W71-67
12/9@Creighton12L109-64
12/21Detroit360W75-63
12/30@Loyola-Chicago86L73-35
1/2Buffalo357L76-64
1/6@Ball St266W71-65
1/9@E Michigan322W80-64
1/13Kent188W77-62
1/16@Ohio149L73-61
1/19Toledo136W65-62
1/23Miami OH259W71-55
1/27@W Michigan297W62-55
1/30N Illinois295W84-77
2/3@Bowling Green206W77-76
2/6@Akron110L68-47
2/10@Old Dominion296W58-57
2/17W Michigan297W69-42
2/20Bowling Green206W62-60
2/24@Miami OH259L88-60
2/27Ball St266L79-71
3/2@Kent188L79-73
3/5@N Illinois295W69-63
3/8E Michigan322W65-62
3/14(N)Bowling Green206L66-56