NCAA Tournament March Madness

#354 Delaware St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Delaware State's résumé rests on a couple of bright spots — a gritty road victory at Longwood and a home win over Delaware — set against a string of damaging results. Heavy defeats on the road at Syracuse and Miami, along with losses at Temple and at mid-majors like Niagara and New Haven, expose a team that struggles away from home. Additional setbacks, including a home loss to Navy and a road defeat at Saint Joseph's, leave the profile thin on quality wins. The upcoming slate includes home dates with Coppin State and Morgan State, road trips to NC Central, Norfolk State and Howard, a tougher outing at Rutgers and matchups with South Carolina State and Maryland Eastern Shore, so there are chances to rebuild the résumé but few opportunities for a signature nonconference victory. Ultimately the résumé is overshadowed by several high-visibility blowouts and a lack of quality road or neutral-site wins, so sustained success in conference play and a strong league tournament run are the clearest routes to meaningful improvement.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5@Temple149L83-65
11/8@Syracuse83L83-43
11/10@Niagara355L68-57
11/15@New Haven343L65-52
11/23@Miami FL34L97-41
11/29@UMBC290L71-57
12/3Navy196L66-59
12/6Delaware272W75-72
12/13@Longwood302W81-76
12/18@St Joseph's PA182L67-51
12/29@Rutgers1576%
1/3Coppin St36480%
1/10Norfolk St24529%
1/12@Howard26615%
1/17Morgan St36268%
1/24@NC Central35136%
1/26@S Carolina St36147%
1/31MD E Shore34556%
2/7@Coppin St36461%
2/14@Norfolk St24513%
2/16Howard26632%
2/21@Morgan St36247%
2/28NC Central35159%
3/2S Carolina St36168%
3/5@MD E Shore34534%