NCAA Tournament March Madness

#186 East Carolina

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Looking at East Carolina's season, they've faced a mixed bag of competition with varying outcomes. They've had solid wins, like the one against UNC Wilmington, a team with decent standing, but also some troubling losses, such as the unexpected stumble against SC Upstate. Their record against top-tier teams shows resilience in close games, namely those against South Carolina and Florida, but ultimately, they fell short of victories that could have been statement wins for their resume. The Pirates have demonstrated some toughness on defense, as evidenced by their performance against South Florida late in the season, yet the offense has had its struggles, which is highlighted by the loss to Rice. It's these inconsistencies that raise concerns about their ability to go deep in the tournament without an automatic bid, because while they've proven they can compete with more celebrated schools, they've also dropped critical games against opponents like North Texas and SMU, which could have significantly strengthened their case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/11Campbell301W77-63
11/15SC Upstate303L83-81
11/19Northeastern227L82-76
11/20Ga Southern280W82-64
11/21Kennesaw252W85-84
11/25@George Mason98L81-59
11/30UNC Wilmington117W74-66
12/4MD E Shore333W63-52
12/9South Carolina16L68-62
12/14(N)Florida18L70-65
12/20Delaware St274W79-50
12/29ETSU167L86-70
1/2@FL Atlantic31L79-64
1/7Tulsa194W62-57
1/10@Temple200W73-62
1/13SMU76L75-64
1/17North Texas87L60-59
1/20@UAB92L69-61
1/24@Wichita St159W54-52
1/28Temple200W70-64
1/31South Florida72L71-60
2/3@Charlotte115L67-52
2/10@UT San Antonio277W84-73
2/15Wichita St159W68-55
2/18Tulane144W81-67
2/24@Rice262L70-52
2/29Memphis63L82-58
3/3@North Texas87L84-69
3/6@SMU76L80-77
3/9Charlotte115L82-72
3/14(N)Tulsa194W84-79
3/15(N)South Florida72L81-59