NCAA Tournament March Madness

#201 Gardner Webb

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Gardner-Webb's resume, reflecting a season of frequent ups and downs, likely necessitates an automatic bid to dance in March. The Runnin' Bulldogs' non-conference slate included commendable efforts against powerhouses like Baylor, but outcomes against Yale, VCU, and Arkansas didn't tip the scales in their favor. A mixed bag of results within the Big South—with a couple of stumbles against teams at the lower end of the spectrum and tight contests with mid-range conference compatriots—undermines the strength of their position. With notable conference tournament performances and key wins like those against Winthrop and UNC Asheville, they must rely on clinching their conference tournament title to secure the much-coveted NCAA tournament berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/10@Arkansas111L86-68
11/12@Baylor17L77-62
11/17(N)Weber St163W62-61
11/18(N)Colgate155L59-52
11/19(N)Yale78L71-70
11/29@Queens NC248L83-80
12/2W Carolina114W82-77
12/6Wofford181L81-66
12/16(N)Appalachian St81L80-59
12/19@Chattanooga138L69-66
12/21@Akron110L94-90
12/30@VCU79L87-73
1/6@High Point108L85-76
1/10Charleston So318L86-74
1/13Presbyterian284W76-60
1/17@Radford218W74-68
1/20Winthrop175W79-74
1/24@Longwood164W76-64
1/27SC Upstate303W75-70
1/31UNC Asheville156W80-73
2/7@Presbyterian284L77-75
2/10High Point108L78-62
2/14@Charleston So318W85-77
2/17@SC Upstate303W73-65
2/22Radford218L90-74
2/24@UNC Asheville156W78-77
2/29Longwood164W72-69
3/2@Winthrop175W65-64
3/8(N)Presbyterian284W61-60
3/9(N)UNC Asheville156L83-72