NCAA Tournament March Madness

#127 ETSU

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Projected seed: 15 (automatic qualifier)

ETSU’s standing as a low seed that would need the conference title makes sense because its résumé combines some authoritative conference wins with a handful of damaging blemishes and a lack of signature victories against quality nonconference foes. The high points include dominant home outings like the rout of ULM, convincing wins over Citadel and Mercer, and gritty road finishes at Samford and Chattanooga that demonstrate the team can close tight league contests away from home. The low points — a stunning loss at Presbyterian, heavy setbacks at Dayton and at North Carolina, and missed chances against Western Carolina and Jacksonville State — undercut the resume and expose limitations against better opponents. With few quality scalps outside the league, the remaining slate of league games, highlighted by road tests at Furman and Mercer and home opportunities against Chattanooga and Samford, is the clearest path to changing how the profile will be judged.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Presbyterian269L68-64
11/12N Kentucky191W75-63
11/15@North Alabama337W78-74
11/21Morehead St298W77-62
11/23ULM352W97-55
11/29Cent Arkansas182W80-57
12/2@Dayton90L88-71
12/5South Alabama218W91-65
12/12@Austin Peay160L76-75
12/16@North Carolina30L77-58
12/20Jacksonville St210L81-75
12/30@Citadel349W74-49
1/3Mercer143W77-71
1/7VMI360W81-67
1/10UNC Greensboro310W86-60
1/14@W Carolina274L72-68
1/17@Samford235W76-75
1/21@Chattanooga289W67-66
1/23Citadel349W84-55
1/29W Carolina274L90-88
2/1@Wofford209W86-72
2/4Furman175W75-71
2/7@VMI36092%
2/11Chattanooga28988%
2/14Samford23581%
2/18@Furman17550%
2/21@UNC Greensboro31078%
2/25Wofford20976%
2/28@Mercer14342%