NCAA Tournament March Madness
#251 Florida Intl
Bubble Watch | Bracketology
Chat with the Bracketologist | How does this work?
Projection: need to automatically qualify
Florida International's chances for an NCAA tournament bid are slim given their lack of quality wins and overall weak performance against teams with stronger resumes. They suffered losses to Liberty and Florida Atlantic, both of which are significantly ranked higher, highlighting a gap in competitiveness. Additionally, their close defeats to Southern Utah and the two matchups against Western Kentucky, while they show potential, don’t provide enough firepower in terms of boosting their profile. Their wins over less formidable opponents like IUPUI and New Mexico State offer little in terms of credibility. The team must capitalize on any upcoming matchups against better-ranked opponents to strengthen their case, but as it stands, an automatic qualification looks like their best shot at making it to the tournament.
Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
11/5 | @Rice | 191 | L77-70 |
11/9 | @Southern Utah | 298 | L80-75 |
11/18 | Howard | 313 | L75-70 |
11/22 | (N)Northeastern | 207 | L60-58 |
11/23 | (N)CS Bakersfield | 240 | W76-73 |
11/24 | @FGCU | 173 | L60-59 |
12/4 | FL Atlantic | 112 | L88-77 |
12/14 | @Stetson | 352 | W81-72 |
12/17 | @East Carolina | 181 | L75-64 |
12/21 | IUPUI | 307 | W75-69 |
12/30 | Utah Tech | 301 | W80-66 |
1/2 | MTSU | 114 | L73-69 |
1/4 | WKU | 153 | W85-66 |
1/9 | @Louisiana Tech | 126 | L81-64 |
1/11 | @Sam Houston St | 175 | L81-74 |
1/16 | New Mexico St | 136 | L59-52 |
1/18 | UTEP | 151 | L81-73 |
1/25 | Liberty | 69 | L82-59 |
1/30 | @Jacksonville St | 116 | L71-67 |
2/1 | @Kennesaw | 138 | L73-67 |
2/6 | Sam Houston St | 175 | W85-82 |
2/8 | Louisiana Tech | 126 | L82-71 |
2/13 | @UTEP | 151 | L77-63 |
2/15 | @New Mexico St | 136 | L76-48 |
2/22 | @Liberty | 69 | L58-45 |
2/27 | Kennesaw | 138 | W76-61 |
3/1 | Jacksonville St | 116 | L84-79 |
3/6 | @WKU | 153 | L76-67 |
3/8 | @MTSU | 114 | L78-56 |
3/11 | (N)WKU | 153 | W64-61 |
3/12 | (N)Jacksonville St | 116 | L65-56 |