NCAA Tournament March Madness
#193 Charlotte
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Charlotte's résumé reads like a team that can beat the opponents it should but struggles to take a step forward against quality competition, with wins over Indiana State and Tennessee Tech doing little to erase a damaging home loss to Utah State and road defeats at Virginia Tech and Appalachian State that expose an unevenness away from home. Neutral-site setbacks to Illinois State and Richmond added fresh blemishes and a loss at College Charleston reinforced the narrative that Charlotte has trouble winning when the venue is hostile. The remaining slate hands the program a mix of manageable home chances against the likes of Tulane and UT San Antonio and high-leverage opportunities on the road against Wichita State and Memphis that would materially change how the résumé is viewed if taken, while a home-and-away series with Temple offers a direct path to stabilizing conference standing. Until the team can convert one of those tougher tests into a signature road or neutral win, the pattern of soft best wins and several plainly harmful losses will dominate how its profile is judged.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Indiana St | 188 | W92-76 |
| 11/7 | Tennessee Tech | 295 | W70-65 |
| 11/11 | Davidson | 133 | L62-55 |
| 11/16 | @Virginia Tech | 68 | L84-76 |
| 11/21 | @Appalachian St | 248 | L65-63 |
| 11/27 | (N)Illinois St | 78 | L79-69 |
| 11/28 | (N)Richmond | 110 | L71-66 |
| 12/2 | NC A&T | 306 | W74-57 |
| 12/7 | Utah St | 31 | L79-53 |
| 12/14 | @Col Charleston | 180 | L74-67 |
| 12/18 | Lafayette | 323 | W81-67 |
| 12/21 | IL Chicago | 208 | W88-76 |
| 12/30 | Temple | 148 | 51% |
| 1/3 | Wichita St | 93 | 32% |
| 1/7 | @UT San Antonio | 285 | 56% |
| 1/11 | @Rice | 239 | 47% |
| 1/14 | Tulsa | 82 | 29% |
| 1/18 | @East Carolina | 279 | 54% |
| 1/25 | Tulane | 196 | 62% |
| 1/28 | @Temple | 148 | 29% |
| 1/31 | Rice | 239 | 69% |
| 2/4 | @Wichita St | 93 | 15% |
| 2/8 | @Memphis | 67 | 11% |
| 2/15 | UT San Antonio | 285 | 76% |
| 2/18 | @Tulsa | 82 | 13% |
| 2/21 | East Carolina | 279 | 75% |
| 2/25 | North Texas | 137 | 47% |
| 3/1 | @FL Atlantic | 111 | 20% |
| 3/4 | UAB | 107 | 37% |
| 3/8 | @South Florida | 84 | 13% |