NCAA Tournament March Madness

#111 Duquesne

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Projection: likely out

Duquesne’s body of work contains quality flashes but more damaging results, with eye-catching road wins at Davidson, George Mason, Loyola‑Chicago and St Bonaventure giving the profile some heft while losses at hostile nonconference sites like Villanova, Boise State and Nevada and blemishes at home to St Louis, VCU and Dayton undercut that promise. The team has shown the ability to win away from home but has been inconsistent, and the resume lacks a clear marquee victory that would erase the impact of those bad losses. Defensive lapses in the wrong places and a handful of neutral and conference setbacks create a gap between its best moments and its overall resume. Upcoming home games against teams such as La Salle and Richmond present straightforward chances to strengthen the case while a home rematch with Davidson and tough road tests at Dayton, St Louis and Rhode Island are genuine opportunities to prove the team belongs among the contenders or to confirm the committee’s reservations. Taken together the mix of respectable road wins, damaging losses in premium spots, and a stretch of winnable but still consequential remaining games explains why the current standing is pessimistic but not without a clear path to change.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Niagara341W83-63
11/7Sacred Heart294W92-80
11/11Queens NC203W87-81
11/15@Villanova26L87-77
11/19Loyola MD315W92-78
11/22(N)Northeastern275L93-86
12/2William & Mary125L83-79
12/6Stony Brook217W84-75
12/10@Boise St57L86-64
12/13@Nevada56L78-75
12/22Canisius345W103-59
12/30@Davidson106W89-83
1/3VCU46L93-80
1/7@St Joseph's PA153L97-90
1/13Dayton97L71-65
1/17@Fordham159W74-63
1/20St Louis23L81-77
1/24@Loyola-Chicago314W71-59
1/28St Bonaventure145L87-79
2/1Rhode Island116W76-61
2/4@George Mason96W71-65
2/7G Washington77W88-86
2/14@St Bonaventure145W78-73
2/18La Salle23985%
2/21@Dayton9734%
2/25Davidson10660%
2/28@St Louis238%
3/4@Rhode Island11641%
3/7Richmond13568%