NCAA Tournament March Madness

#117 FL Atlantic

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Projection: likely out

Florida Atlantic’s resume pairs notable nonconference wins — including Boston College, Pacific and neutral-site victories over Loyola Marymount and Charleston — with damaging setbacks that leave more questions than answers. The lopsided road defeat at Liberty and losses to George Mason and St. Bonaventure have exposed defensive lapses and undermined confidence in the team’s ability to close against solid opponents away from home. There are encouraging signs; the road victory at FGCU shows they can travel and the offense has produced in a variety of settings, yet the résumé still lacks a signature road triumph over a top-tier opponent that would silence skeptics. Remaining chances on the schedule such as the trip to St. Mary’s and conference dates with Memphis and Wichita State provide clear opportunities to upgrade the profile, but until those results arrive the body of work reads as inconsistent rather than firmly established.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Boston College138W83-78
11/8(N)Col Charleston183W94-77
11/9@Liberty112L88-68
11/20Pacific124W82-59
11/24(N)Loy Marymount132W76-65
11/25(N)George Mason66L74-65
11/30St Bonaventure113L70-65
12/7@FGCU174W81-76
12/13SUNY Albany320W105-79
12/19@St Mary's CA3212%
12/23@UCF5419%
12/31UT San Antonio28489%
1/4@Tulane20963%
1/7@UAB11539%
1/11Memphis7245%
1/15Wichita St9755%
1/18@Temple15752%
1/21Tulane20982%
1/25@South Florida8630%
1/29@Memphis7225%
2/1East Carolina28990%
2/4Tulsa7445%
2/11@Rice21363%
2/15South Florida8651%
2/18@UT San Antonio28474%
2/22@North Texas13546%
2/25Temple15773%
3/1Charlotte20280%
3/7@Wichita St9734%