NCAA Tournament March Madness
#164 Drake
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Drake’s résumé shows the good and the bad in equal measure: the neutral win over Georgia Tech and the home victory over Murray State prove it can beat respectable opponents and a road triumph at Southern Illinois demonstrates useful away chops, but those highs are cancelled out by soft nonconference setbacks to Robert Morris and SIUE, a brutal loss at Bradley and a heavy defeat at home to Illinois State that damage at-large credibility. The remaining slate offers clear chances to fix things with road tests at Belmont and Northern Iowa and winnable home dates against Valparaiso and Illinois Chicago, so the team still controls its destiny, yet given the quality of the bad losses it is most secure if it claims the Missouri Valley’s automatic berth.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | (N)Northern Arizona | 321 | W77-71 |
| 11/6 | Robert Morris | 198 | L81-79 |
| 11/14 | SIUE | 261 | L61-59 |
| 11/17 | @Col Charleston | 177 | W71-62 |
| 11/28 | (N)LSU | 42 | L71-62 |
| 11/29 | (N)Georgia Tech | 127 | W84-74 |
| 12/2 | W Illinois | 355 | W108-57 |
| 12/5 | UAB | 119 | L74-69 |
| 12/13 | N Dakota St | 140 | L99-94 |
| 12/18 | @Murray St | 91 | L81-72 |
| 12/21 | @Evansville | 289 | W66-65 |
| 12/29 | Illinois St | 86 | L73-56 |
| 1/4 | Indiana St | 194 | W74-72 |
| 1/7 | @Bradley | 137 | L93-66 |
| 1/10 | Belmont | 63 | L78-76 |
| 1/14 | @S Illinois | 138 | W76-73 |
| 1/17 | @IL Chicago | 150 | L74-67 |
| 1/21 | Murray St | 91 | W101-90 |
| 1/24 | @Indiana St | 194 | 45% |
| 1/28 | Evansville | 289 | 83% |
| 1/31 | Bradley | 137 | 54% |
| 2/3 | @Belmont | 63 | 14% |
| 2/6 | @Illinois St | 86 | 19% |
| 2/9 | Valparaiso | 158 | 60% |
| 2/12 | IL Chicago | 150 | 57% |
| 2/15 | @Northern Iowa | 108 | 25% |
| 2/18 | S Illinois | 138 | 54% |
| 2/25 | @Valparaiso | 158 | 37% |
| 3/1 | Northern Iowa | 108 | 46% |