NCAA Tournament March Madness

#232 FGCU

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

FGCU's season has had its share of ups and downs, with notable wins that evoked some surprise – most prominently, their unexpected triumph over a high-flying FAU team. However, these moments of brilliance have been interspersed with stretches of inconsistency, especially evident in losses to teams like Mercer and Kennesaw State, which should have been more competitive based on talent alone. Their defensive metrics suggest a disciplined approach on that end of the floor, yet the offense has underperformed, lacking efficiency and firepower. Given these mixed results and the absence of any head-turning wins against power conference opponents – coming close but falling short against Indiana and Pitt – FGCU's path to the big dance almost certainly requires them to capture their conference tournament title for an automatic bid, as their overall body of work and impact victories aren't likely to persuade the selection committee for an at-large berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Indiana83L69-63
11/13@Pittsburgh46L86-74
11/17(N)Missouri St134L70-61
11/18(N)Hampton332L92-85
11/20(N)Norfolk St234L69-66
11/25UNC Wilmington117L71-55
11/29@Florida Intl270W68-65
12/3@Cincinnati53L99-62
12/9@Minnesota91L77-57
12/16@Mercer213L70-65
12/19(N)Ga Southern280W53-42
12/30FL Atlantic31W72-68
1/4Jacksonville255W80-70
1/6North Florida207L78-58
1/10@Queens NC248L78-75
1/12@Kennesaw252L78-75
1/20Stetson189W80-56
1/25Lipscomb150L98-72
1/27Austin Peay203W73-67
2/1@Cent Arkansas336W82-59
2/3@North Alabama230L70-69
2/7@E Kentucky195L90-82
2/10Bellarmine313W63-52
2/17@Stetson189L61-60
2/22Kennesaw252L74-67
2/24Queens NC248W90-81
2/28@North Florida207W79-60
3/1@Jacksonville255W59-57
3/4Queens NC248L69-63