NCAA Tournament March Madness

#279 East Carolina

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

East Carolina’s resume pairs a handful of modest home victories, including a win over Buffalo and comfortable results against lower-tier nonconference opponents, with a string of damaging road and neutral losses that have undercut its profile; the neutral setbacks against Michigan State and St. Bonaventure and the heavy defeat at North Carolina stand out as signature negatives, and road losses at Richmond and UNC Wilmington reinforce concerns about its ability to win away from home. The team’s defense has shown it can be competitive in stretches but the offense has been inconsistent in hostile settings, so the remaining American Athletic slate — home chances against Tulane, UAB, Rice and UT San Antonio and road tests at Temple, South Florida, Wichita State and North Texas — are crucial opportunities to collect the kind of road or quality conference wins that would repair the damage from early blowouts and give the committee clearer evidence of resume growth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Ga Southern216W92-89
11/8@Richmond110L87-72
11/18@UNC Wilmington115L85-60
11/21Charleston So220L77-65
11/25(N)Michigan St15L89-56
11/27(N)St Bonaventure116L67-58
12/2MD E Shore343W68-56
12/6UNC Greensboro290L82-78
12/11Appalachian St248L67-54
12/14Buffalo179W73-70
12/17Presbyterian291W74-53
12/22@North Carolina23L99-51
12/31Tulane19646%
1/7@Temple14817%
1/11UAB10724%
1/14@South Florida847%
1/18Charlotte19346%
1/21@Wichita St938%
1/24@North Texas13715%
1/28Rice23954%
2/1@FL Atlantic11111%
2/7Temple14835%
2/11UT San Antonio28562%
2/14@Rice23932%
2/18Wichita St9320%
2/21@Charlotte19325%
2/25@UT San Antonio28540%
3/1Memphis6715%
3/4Tulsa8217%
3/5Tulsa8217%
3/8@UAB10710%