NCAA Tournament March Madness

#197 Drake

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Needing the conference automatic bid makes sense for Drake because its résumé is built on a few eye-catching wins but weakened by too many damaging losses, leaving little hope for an at-large case. The neutral-site victory over Georgia Tech and the road win at Belmont are the program’s best moments, yet those are offset by nonconference stumbles to Robert Morris and SIUE and by rough losses to Northern Iowa and Illinois Chicago. Conference play offered flashes, including home wins over Murray State and a road victory at Indiana State, but inconsistency away from home and several lopsided setbacks erode the resume. With the regular slate concluded, the conference tournament is the clear remaining avenue to the NCAA field so automatic qualification is the practical expectation.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Northern Arizona319W77-71
11/6Robert Morris144L81-79
11/14SIUE256L61-59
11/17@Col Charleston172W71-62
11/28(N)LSU60L71-62
11/29(N)Georgia Tech162W84-74
12/2W Illinois364W108-57
12/5UAB127L74-69
12/13N Dakota St113L99-94
12/18@Murray St122L81-72
12/21@Evansville308W66-65
12/29Illinois St103L73-56
1/4Indiana St201W74-72
1/7@Bradley123L93-66
1/10Belmont69L78-76
1/14@S Illinois117W76-73
1/17@IL Chicago105L74-67
1/21Murray St122W101-90
1/24@Indiana St201W76-62
1/28Evansville308W82-78
1/31Bradley123L87-73
2/3@Belmont69L103-90
2/6@Illinois St103L86-76
2/9Valparaiso158L81-76
2/12IL Chicago105L80-70
2/15@Northern Iowa72L86-62
2/18S Illinois117L66-61
2/25@Valparaiso158L74-71
3/1Northern Iowa72L75-53
3/5(N)S Illinois117W67-63
3/6(N)Belmont69W100-79
3/7(N)IL Chicago105L72-51