NCAA Tournament March Madness

#251 Florida Intl

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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@Rice191L77-70
11/9@Southern Utah298L80-75
11/18Howard313L75-70
11/22(N)Northeastern207L60-58
11/23(N)CS Bakersfield240W76-73
11/24@FGCU173L60-59
12/4FL Atlantic112L88-77
12/14@Stetson352W81-72
12/17@East Carolina181L75-64
12/21IUPUI307W75-69
12/30Utah Tech301W80-66
1/2MTSU114L73-69
1/4WKU153W85-66
1/9@Louisiana Tech126L81-64
1/11@Sam Houston St175L81-74
1/16New Mexico St136L59-52
1/18UTEP151L81-73
1/25Liberty69L82-59
1/30@Jacksonville St116L71-67
2/1@Kennesaw138L73-67
2/6Sam Houston St175W85-82
2/8Louisiana Tech126L82-71
2/13@UTEP151L77-63
2/15@New Mexico St136L76-48
2/22@Liberty69L58-45
2/27Kennesaw138W76-61
3/1Jacksonville St116L84-79
3/6@WKU153L76-67
3/8@MTSU114L78-56
3/11(N)WKU153W64-61
3/12(N)Jacksonville St116L65-56