NCAA Tournament March Madness

#104 DePaul

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Projection: likely out

DePaul’s resume reads like a near-miss because it mixes a few legit wins with a string of damaging setbacks that undercut its tournament case. A neutral victory over Georgia Tech and a road upset at Wichita State are genuine highlights and home wins over Xavier, Marquette and Seton Hall add credibility, but a brutal neutral loss to LSU and defeats at Connecticut, Villanova and St. John’s along with the nonconference stumble against Buffalo dilute those positives. The team has not yet produced a signature road or neutral win over the league’s upper tier and those costly losses will stick with committee members. Upcoming chances against Creighton, Providence, Seton Hall, Marquette, Villanova and St. John’s give clear pathways to flip the narrative, but as things stand the resume leans toward exclusion.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Chicago St355W92-62
11/7Stonehill335W72-64
11/11Buffalo184L66-53
11/14Northwestern63L81-79
11/18Gardner Webb363W93-62
11/23Detroit264W95-75
11/28(N)Georgia Tech135W75-61
11/29(N)LSU48L96-63
12/6Ark Pine Bluff307W76-72
12/9Morgan St354W92-49
12/13@Wichita St95W61-58
12/16@St John's21L79-66
12/21Connecticut10L72-54
12/31@Villanova28L71-66
1/3Xavier93W86-77
1/6Georgetown85W56-50
1/10@Connecticut10L72-60
1/16Marquette112W80-75
1/20@Butler73L87-80
1/24Seton Hall49W67-60
1/28@Georgetown85L70-61
1/31@Xavier93L68-66
2/3St John's2120%
2/7@Providence7027%
2/11Creighton7450%
2/18@Seton Hall4920%
2/21Providence7049%
2/25@Creighton7428%
3/1@Marquette11242%
3/4Villanova2826%
3/7Butler7349%