NCAA Tournament March Madness
#186 Charlotte
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Charlotte’s resume mixes a few eye-catching wins with a string of damaging losses, which is why its path to the NCAA tournament is precarious; the victory over Wichita St and road triumphs at Temple, UT San Antonio and Rice show the team can score and win away from home, but heavy setbacks at Utah St and at Memphis and neutral-site losses to Illinois St and Richmond undercut that promise. The schedule includes hard conference work and enough tough road tests to suggest upside yet it lacks a truly signature win that would make an at-large case secure. Road and neutral results are inconsistent, leaving the committee to weigh the flashes of offense against the severity of several poor outcomes. That dynamic makes the trip to South Florida a must-win chance to improve the profile and leaves the conference tournament as the clearest route to a guaranteed berth.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Indiana St | 201 | W92-76 |
| 11/7 | Tennessee Tech | 313 | W70-65 |
| 11/11 | Davidson | 111 | L62-55 |
| 11/16 | @Virginia Tech | 57 | L84-76 |
| 11/21 | @Appalachian St | 181 | L65-63 |
| 11/27 | (N)Illinois St | 104 | L79-69 |
| 11/28 | (N)Richmond | 146 | L71-66 |
| 12/2 | NC A&T | 289 | W74-57 |
| 12/7 | Utah St | 37 | L79-53 |
| 12/14 | @Col Charleston | 151 | L74-67 |
| 12/18 | Lafayette | 327 | W81-67 |
| 12/21 | IL Chicago | 108 | W88-76 |
| 12/30 | Temple | 166 | L76-73 |
| 1/3 | Wichita St | 89 | W104-100 |
| 1/7 | @UT San Antonio | 340 | W74-58 |
| 1/11 | @Rice | 223 | W74-73 |
| 1/14 | Tulsa | 55 | L86-74 |
| 1/18 | @East Carolina | 261 | W73-70 |
| 1/23 | Tulane | 211 | W73-70 |
| 1/28 | @Temple | 166 | W80-76 |
| 1/30 | Rice | 223 | W80-70 |
| 2/4 | @Wichita St | 89 | L74-64 |
| 2/8 | @Memphis | 130 | L77-54 |
| 2/15 | UT San Antonio | 340 | L88-79 |
| 2/18 | @Tulsa | 55 | L79-74 |
| 2/21 | East Carolina | 261 | W68-56 |
| 2/25 | North Texas | 142 | W80-79 |
| 3/1 | @FL Atlantic | 124 | L77-76 |
| 3/4 | UAB | 119 | L80-74 |
| 3/8 | @South Florida | 54 | 9% |