NCAA Tournament March Madness

#167 ETSU

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Taking a look at ETSU's season, a pattern emerges of struggles against higher-tier competition and inconsistency within their own Southern Conference. Key losses to Butler and Utah State show difficulty in stepping up against stronger teams, while a mixed bag of results against conference rivals like UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Furman, and Samford suggests they lack dominance in their own backyard. Notably, victories over Davidson and UNC Greensboro do offer glimmers of potential. However, the narrow wins and a few troubling losses against lower-ranked teams like Elon and the close shave with VMI cast doubt on their reliability under pressure. In a nutshell, ETSU's season reflects a team that has battled valiantly but would likely need to clinch its conference tournament to punch a ticket to the dance, given the absence of standout wins that would significantly bolster an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/9@Elon312L79-76
11/13@Butler68L81-47
11/17Davidson126W70-68
11/22@Cleveland St202L72-70
11/24(N)Alabama A&M331W82-71
11/29@Appalachian St81L72-61
12/3@Jacksonville St215W61-59
12/10Tennessee Tech323W73-72
12/20Missouri KC238W70-57
12/22@Utah St47L80-65
12/29@East Carolina186W86-70
1/3Mercer213W80-69
1/6@UNC Greensboro135L70-54
1/10W Carolina114L80-66
1/13@Furman148L82-73
1/17@Wofford181L75-73
1/21Chattanooga138L81-74
1/24@VMI350W74-73
1/27Samford74L75-72
1/31@Mercer213W54-49
2/3Citadel276W62-60
2/7Wofford181W57-50
2/10Furman148L65-63
2/14@Chattanooga138L84-71
2/17@W Carolina114L70-65
2/21VMI350W82-69
2/24@Samford74L87-71
2/28@Citadel276W81-63
3/2UNC Greensboro135W66-65
3/8(N)VMI350W98-66
3/9(N)UNC Greensboro135W73-62
3/10(N)Chattanooga138W85-84
3/11@Samford74L76-69