NCAA Tournament March Madness

#109 George Mason

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Projection: likely out

George Mason sits outside the tournament picture because a handful of resume-boosting wins are offset by too many damaging losses and a thin nonconference ledger. The Patriots have shown they can beat quality opponents away from home with victories at Loyola-Chicago and St. Bonaventure, plus a home win over VCU and neutral-site wins over Ohio and Florida Atlantic, but those highlights are negated by ugly setbacks like the road loss at Virginia Tech, the home defeat to Duquesne and a string of league losses at Rhode Island, Richmond and George Washington as well as a tough loss at Dayton. Late-season losses on true road sites and at home make it hard for the committee to forgive an inconsistent body of work. The conference tournament matchup with St. Louis is a final chance to add a signature result, but as things stand the résumé reads like a team with flashes of quality rather than the sustained profile that earns a bid.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Wofford251W70-46
11/7Winthrop144W96-90
11/15New Hampshire349W61-44
11/18Jacksonville293W79-57
11/24(N)Ohio227W92-69
11/25(N)FL Atlantic124W74-65
11/29James Madison214W82-66
12/2Cornell168W99-81
12/6@Virginia Tech57L73-62
12/13Old Dominion248W73-61
12/21Loyola MD326W86-79
12/28Penn162W83-79
12/31@La Salle224W80-75
1/3Rhode Island129W61-50
1/7@Fordham172W67-58
1/10VCU45W86-80
1/13@Loyola-Chicago301W82-74
1/19G Washington79W69-64
1/24@Rhode Island129L74-65
1/28Davidson111W60-52
1/31@St Bonaventure155W77-73
2/4Duquesne132L71-65
2/7St Joseph's PA127W60-52
2/10@Richmond146L82-70
2/13@G Washington79L72-53
2/18Dayton81L82-67
2/25@St Joseph's PA127L81-63
2/28St Bonaventure155W71-58
3/3@VCU45L70-65
3/7St Louis3126%