NCAA Tournament March Madness

#85 G Washington

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Projection: likely out

George Washington’s profile reads like a team that can light up the scoreboard but struggles to convince a committee it can close out the games that matter, because the résumé includes an eye-catching neutral win over South Florida and gritty road victories at Richmond and George Mason yet is burdened by a neutral loss to Florida, a baffling home defeat to Delaware and a string of damaging road and neutral setbacks at St Louis and VCU that highlight defensive shortcomings. Close losses away and on neutral floors to the likes of Murray State, Duquesne and Dayton reinforce the sense that this roster often falls just short in the wrong spots, and without a clear, signature victory over an established top opponent the résumé lacks the kind of résumé-changing result the selection group prizes. With offense-driven wins offset by bad losses and limited runway to rack up a marquee road or neutral win, the placement outside the field is a logical outcome.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Maine348W67-47
11/8(N)South Florida47W99-95
11/12American Univ238W107-67
11/15Old Dominion248W96-73
11/19UMBC185W89-52
11/23(N)McNeese St68L92-86
11/24(N)MTSU178W92-79
11/25(N)Murray St122L96-95
12/2@Army337W84-70
12/6William & Mary149W99-86
12/10Delaware293L70-58
12/13(N)Florida4L80-70
12/31@Richmond160W99-85
1/3La Salle233W77-55
1/6@Dayton78L79-72
1/10Loyola-Chicago280W101-66
1/14Davidson114L84-79
1/19@George Mason96L69-64
1/24Richmond160W85-69
1/27@St Louis41L79-76
1/31Fordham166L79-65
2/4@St Joseph's PA116L76-73
2/7@Duquesne128L88-86
2/10Rhode Island135W75-70
2/13George Mason96W72-53
2/17@VCU45L89-75
2/24@La Salle233W104-77
2/27Dayton78L68-66
3/4St Bonaventure139W91-82
3/7@Loyola-Chicago280L68-62
3/12(N)Fordham166W66-62
3/13(N)St Louis41L88-81