NCAA Tournament March Madness

#282 Detroit

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Detroit’s resume is the product of damaging nonconference road losses and a small collection of wins over weak opposition, so it lacks a signature victory that a committee can point to; heavy defeats at Notre Dame and Michigan State and difficult trips to DePaul and Toledo undermined the early slate, while home setbacks to Eastern Michigan and Robert Morris left fewer quality wins to lean on. The bright spots are a road victory at Cleveland State and home wins over Niagara and IUPUI, but those results don’t carry the same weight as a neutral-site or true road triumph over a high-level opponent. The remainder of the schedule includes meaningful chances to change the story with a home date against Wright State, league tests at Northern Kentucky and Green Bay and pivotal meetings with Cleveland State and Purdue Fort Wayne, and wins in those places would materially improve the picture. Until Detroit can pick up a couple of those road or top-tier conference wins, its résumé will look like one that needs a standout conference-tournament run to alter the outlook.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@IL Chicago205L91-71
11/7@Notre Dame59L102-70
11/15@Toledo163L90-83
11/18E Michigan181L72-62
11/21@Michigan St12L84-56
11/23@DePaul108L95-75
11/29@Niagara356W70-66
12/3IUPUI340W92-78
12/6@Cleveland St324W71-59
12/14@PFW256L81-77
12/29@Youngstown St188W73-68
1/2Robert Morris196L85-77
1/9Wright St14132%
1/11Cleveland St32472%
1/15@N Kentucky19424%
1/17@IUPUI34057%
1/21PFW25657%
1/24Oakland13029%
1/30N Kentucky19444%
2/4@WI Milwaukee20726%
2/7@WI Green Bay24332%
2/12@Wright St14115%
2/15Youngstown St18843%
2/20WI Milwaukee20746%
2/22WI Green Bay24354%
2/25@Robert Morris19624%
2/28@Oakland13013%