NCAA Tournament March Madness

#115 FL Atlantic

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Projection: likely out

Florida Atlantic's resume pairs a handful of eye-catching results with a string of damaging setbacks that leave the committee unconvinced. The Owls have shown their ceiling with a neutral win over College of Charleston, home victories against Memphis and Wichita State, and an important road triumph at UAB that prove they can beat quality opponents. Those highs are undercut by ugly road losses at Liberty and at St. Mary's in California and by damaging defeats to St. Bonaventure, East Carolina, Tulsa and Rice that will follow them through the evaluation process. Success has been concentrated at home and on neutral floors while true road consistency is missing, and with a limited collection of high-quality road or neutral wins the remaining dates against South Florida, trips to UT San Antonio and North Texas and a late trip to Wichita State are among the few clear chances to change perception. Given the mix of signature wins, embarrassing losses and a thin road resume it is easy to see why they sit outside the field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Boston College151W83-78
11/8(N)Col Charleston172W94-77
11/9@Liberty89L88-68
11/20Pacific105W82-59
11/24(N)Loy Marymount152W76-65
11/25(N)George Mason96L74-65
11/30St Bonaventure145L70-65
12/7@FGCU246W81-76
12/13SUNY Albany326W105-79
12/19@St Mary's CA32L88-75
12/23(N)UCF49L85-80
12/31UT San Antonio348W110-70
1/4@Tulane191L69-66
1/7@UAB120W76-71
1/11Memphis99W89-78
1/15Wichita St94W85-67
1/18@Temple155W79-73
1/21Tulane191W79-74
1/25@South Florida59L89-75
1/29@Memphis99L92-65
2/1East Carolina261L76-75
2/4Tulsa60L78-76
2/11@Rice230L81-73
2/15South Florida5941%
2/18@UT San Antonio34890%
2/22@North Texas14245%
2/25Temple15570%
3/1Charlotte17674%
3/7@Wichita St9432%