NCAA Tournament March Madness
#318 Charleston So
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
The Charleston Southern team has had a challenging season that puts them in a position where the only realistic shot at an NCAA tournament bid is through an automatic qualifier via winning their conference tournament. Despite a couple of solid performances — fighting close with a high-ranked South Carolina team and pulling off a win against Gardner Webb, which is a mid-pack team in their own conference — the bulk of their season has seen struggles against both non-conference and conference opponents. Losses to North Florida and Bethune-Cookman, teams that were well within their competitive grasp, highlight inconsistencies that have plagued their campaign. Furthermore, heavy defeats to North Carolina and NC State illustrated the gap in quality between Charleston Southern and the top-tier programs. Therefore, without a strong run that results in a conference championship, their resume simply doesn't support an at-large bid candidacy given the losses against fellow middle and low-tier teams in their conference like Winthrop, UNC Asheville, and Radford.
Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
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11/9 | North Florida | 207 | L81-70 |
11/17 | @NC State | 60 | L87-53 |
11/20 | @Bethune-Cookman | 300 | L79-73 |
11/24 | @Wake Forest | 44 | L71-56 |
11/28 | @Citadel | 276 | L81-52 |
12/2 | S Carolina St | 290 | W66-64 |
12/13 | North Alabama | 230 | L76-64 |
12/16 | @South Carolina | 16 | L73-69 |
12/19 | @Loyola-Chicago | 86 | L72-59 |
12/29 | @North Carolina | 5 | L105-60 |
1/3 | Presbyterian | 284 | L68-61 |
1/6 | @Longwood | 164 | L77-56 |
1/10 | @Gardner Webb | 201 | W86-74 |
1/13 | SC Upstate | 303 | W77-70 |
1/20 | @High Point | 108 | L86-79 |
1/24 | Winthrop | 175 | L78-59 |
1/27 | UNC Asheville | 156 | L71-65 |
1/31 | @Radford | 218 | W63-60 |
2/3 | Longwood | 164 | W83-77 |
2/7 | @Winthrop | 175 | L67-46 |
2/14 | Gardner Webb | 201 | L85-77 |
2/17 | @UNC Asheville | 156 | L86-55 |
2/21 | @SC Upstate | 303 | W63-60 |
2/24 | High Point | 108 | L74-59 |
2/28 | Radford | 218 | W58-57 |
3/2 | @Presbyterian | 284 | L72-65 |
3/8 | (N)UNC Asheville | 156 | L60-55 |