NCAA Tournament March Madness

#134 DePaul

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DePaul’s profile reads like a team with a splashy neutral victory over Georgia Tech and a competitive showing against Northwestern but otherwise a string of low-end nonconference wins and damaging setbacks, most notably a blowout neutral loss to LSU and an underwhelming result at Buffalo. The resume lacks meaningful road or neutral triumphs and the slate of resume-building opportunities remaining is daunting, with trips to Connecticut, Villanova, St. John’s and Wichita State and a home stretch that includes Creighton, Xavier and Marquette where victories would push the résumé toward respectability. Until DePaul can win those true tests away from Chicago or add a marquee home upset, the combination of weak wins and damaging losses keeps the team on the outside looking in.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Chicago St362W92-62
11/7Stonehill343W72-64
11/11Buffalo209L66-53
11/14Northwestern61L81-79
11/18Gardner Webb358W93-62
11/23Detroit293W95-75
11/28(N)Georgia Tech137W75-61
11/29(N)LSU26L96-63
12/6Ark Pine Bluff34995%
12/9Morgan St36196%
12/13@Wichita St9025%
12/16@St John's165%
12/21Connecticut79%
12/31@Villanova3510%
1/3Xavier8343%
1/6Georgetown9146%
1/10@Connecticut73%
1/16Marquette9348%
1/20@Butler5014%
1/24Seton Hall5532%
1/28@Georgetown9126%
1/31@Xavier8323%
2/3St John's1614%
2/7@Providence6217%
2/11Creighton5432%
2/18@Seton Hall5515%
2/21Providence6234%
2/25@Creighton5415%
3/1@Marquette9327%
3/4Villanova3523%
3/7Butler5030%