NCAA Tournament March Madness

#73 George Mason

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Projection: likely out

George Mason's résumé reads like a team that has piled up wins against modest nonconference opponents and collected some resume-boosting results yet still lacks a true signature victory. The best moments — neutral-site wins over Ohio and Florida Atlantic, a home victory over VCU and road successes at Loyola-Chicago and La Salle — show it can win away from home but those resume-makers are thin compared with the volume of comfortable wins over weak opposition, and the road loss at Virginia Tech stands out as the kind of blemish the committee notices. The Atlantic Ten schedule still hands Mason opportunities to shift perception with games against Davidson, a road test at Rhode Island and difficult trips to VCU and Saint Louis, but failing in those environments would leave the body of work light on high-end wins and heavy on padding. Without a clear signature result in the weeks ahead, the committee is likely to keep Mason on the outside looking in.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Wofford223W70-46
11/7Winthrop126W96-90
11/15New Hampshire319W61-44
11/18Jacksonville286W79-57
11/24(N)Ohio221W92-69
11/25(N)FL Atlantic93W74-65
11/29James Madison239W82-66
12/2Cornell187W99-81
12/6@Virginia Tech56L73-62
12/13Old Dominion242W73-61
12/21Loyola MD329W86-79
12/28Penn178W83-79
12/31@La Salle219W80-75
1/3Rhode Island111W61-50
1/7@Fordham200W67-58
1/10VCU49W86-80
1/13@Loyola-Chicago309W82-74
1/19G Washington74W69-64
1/24@Rhode Island11154%
1/28Davidson13179%
1/31@St Bonaventure14563%
2/4Duquesne12879%
2/7St Joseph's PA17386%
2/10@Richmond11656%
2/13@G Washington7439%
2/18Dayton7763%
2/25@St Joseph's PA17370%
2/28St Bonaventure14582%
3/3@VCU4929%
3/7St Louis2939%