NCAA Tournament March Madness

#221 Florida Intl

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Florida International's resume is lacking enough quality wins to warrant an at-large bid, especially considering their struggles against competitive opponents. Notable losses, including those to teams like Rice and Florida Atlantic, highlight weaknesses both offensively and defensively, as they consistently give up significant points while struggling to match the scoring output against stronger teams. The upcoming stretch against New Mexico State, Liberty, and UTEP will be critical; securing wins in these matchups could provide a much-needed boost to their NCAA tournament hopes, but with their current standing, they’re in a position where the automatic qualification through the conference tournament is their most viable path.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5@Rice183L77-70
11/9@Southern Utah232L80-75
11/18Howard289L75-70
11/22(N)Northeastern201L60-58
11/23(N)CS Bakersfield210W76-73
11/24@FGCU158L60-59
12/4FL Atlantic100L88-77
12/14@Stetson346W81-72
12/17@East Carolina180L75-64
12/21IUPUI298W75-69
12/30Utah Tech278W80-66
1/2MTSU103L73-69
1/4WKU124W85-66
1/9@Louisiana Tech133L81-64
1/11@Sam Houston St167L81-74
1/16New Mexico St12348%
1/18UTEP15050%
1/25Liberty7142%
1/30@Jacksonville St14642%
2/1@Kennesaw19144%
2/6Sam Houston St16751%
2/8Louisiana Tech13349%
2/13@UTEP15042%
2/15@New Mexico St12340%
2/22@Liberty7135%
2/27Kennesaw19152%
3/1Jacksonville St14650%
3/6@WKU12440%
3/8@MTSU10339%