NCAA Tournament March Madness

#219 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 Utah234L80-75
11/18Howard286L75-70
11/22(N)Northeastern200L60-58
11/23(N)CS Bakersfield211W76-73
11/24@FGCU160L60-59
12/4FL Atlantic100L88-77
12/14@Stetson348W81-72
12/17@East Carolina176L75-64
12/21IUPUI297W75-69
12/30Utah Tech277W80-66
1/2MTSU103L73-69
1/4WKU123W85-66
1/9@Louisiana Tech135L81-64
1/11@Sam Houston St170L81-74
1/16New Mexico St12748%
1/18UTEP15150%
1/25Liberty7142%
1/30@Jacksonville St14742%
2/1@Kennesaw19244%
2/6Sam Houston St17051%
2/8Louisiana Tech13549%
2/13@UTEP15142%
2/15@New Mexico St12741%
2/22@Liberty7135%
2/27Kennesaw19252%
3/1Jacksonville St14750%
3/6@WKU12340%
3/8@MTSU10339%