NCAA Tournament March Madness

#192 Florida Intl

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Florida Intl's résumé fits the projection that its way into the NCAA tournament runs through the Conference USA tournament because the season is defined by some eye‑opening road wins and solid home victories but also by more damaging setbacks. Road wins at New Mexico State and at Middle Tennessee and home wins over Louisiana Tech and WKU show the team can take care of quality league opponents, yet routs on the road at Nebraska, LSU and Miami and a rough defeat at Sam Houston State plus losses to Liberty on the road and at home have erased margin for error. The nonconference slate lacks a standout victory and the Panthers have been inconsistent away from home and vulnerable in league play, so with limited signature wins the clearest path to the NCAA tournament is to secure the conference's automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Nebraska12L96-66
11/13@LSU63L98-81
11/24James Madison214L80-72
11/26NE Omaha262W74-61
12/3FGCU243W89-83
12/6Jacksonville294W88-65
12/16@Miami FL29L98-81
12/20LIU Brooklyn215W86-79
12/28Liberty116L97-94
1/2New Mexico St184W89-74
1/4UTEP276W76-64
1/7@Jacksonville St208L71-64
1/10@Missouri St211L79-71
1/14@Kennesaw180L89-86
1/17Sam Houston St107L76-63
1/22@UTEP276L83-77
1/24@New Mexico St184W81-78
1/28Jacksonville St208L78-74
2/4@MTSU171W88-84
2/7@WKU167L80-70
2/12Delaware291L68-66
2/14Louisiana Tech207W77-64
2/19@Liberty116L90-89
2/21Missouri St211W70-67
2/26@Sam Houston St107L100-67
2/28@Louisiana Tech207W84-76
3/5MTSU171L73-67
3/7WKU167W92-67
3/10(N)Missouri St211L75-72