NCAA Tournament March Madness

#351 Citadel

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Citadel’s body of work makes clear it needs the conference automatic berth because its best moments have come against lower-tier Southern opponents while its worst nights were heavy road losses at Boston College, West Georgia, Richmond and Mercer that will stick with the committee. The Bulldogs have shown flashes at home with wins over Furman and VMI and they picked up an important road win at Chattanooga, but they lack a signature road or neutral victory over a quality opponent to counterbalance those damaging defeats. That leaves the remaining dates at Samford, Chattanooga, Furman and Wofford as the only viable opportunities to build momentum, erase bad results and alter the team’s standing before the league tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@Boston College151L76-47
11/10Charleston So246L96-86
11/14@West Georgia321L100-92
11/24Bellarmine273L70-58
11/26Houston Chr296L72-65
11/30(N)Presbyterian285L69-41
12/4@Davidson106L79-63
12/13@South Carolina98L71-55
12/17@Col Charleston172L82-78
12/20@Richmond135L80-56
12/30ETSU140L74-49
1/3Wofford226L95-86
1/7@Mercer164L101-63
1/10W Carolina262W79-77
1/15@UNC Greensboro298L69-66
1/17@VMI360W82-68
1/21Furman188W77-75
1/23@ETSU140L84-55
1/29VMI360W80-56
1/31UNC Greensboro298W71-66
2/5@Samford205L78-64
2/7@Chattanooga302W78-71
2/11@W Carolina262L87-49
2/14Mercer164L70-54
2/19Samford20520%
2/21Chattanooga30241%
2/25@Furman1887%
2/28@Wofford22611%