NCAA Tournament March Madness

#74 George Mason

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Projection: likely out

George Mason’s resume reads like a borderline tournament profile. It is built around a home scalp of VCU and a resume-boosting road win at Loyola-Chicago, but the bulk of its nonconference slate came against weak opponents such as Wofford and Winthrop, which softens its overall strength of schedule. The road loss at Virginia Tech is a damaging away result and there are few other true road or neutral-site statement wins to counter that blemish. The conference stretch still offers clear chances to add a signature victory with games at Rhode Island and at St Bonaventure and home tests against Davidson and George Washington, yet tough trips to VCU and St Louis loom and a stumble there would cement their marginal standing. In short, the profile contains enough quality to keep the team in serious conversation but not enough high-end road or neutral wins to feel safe, so the remaining slate will determine whether they move off the bubble or stay a last-chance case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Wofford230W70-46
11/7Winthrop124W96-90
11/15New Hampshire332W61-44
11/18Jacksonville285W79-57
11/24(N)Ohio213W92-69
11/25(N)FL Atlantic91W74-65
11/29James Madison240W82-66
12/2Cornell211W99-81
12/6@Virginia Tech57L73-62
12/13Old Dominion244W73-61
12/21Loyola MD328W86-79
12/28Penn186W83-79
12/31@La Salle233W80-75
1/3Rhode Island113W61-50
1/7@Fordham206W67-58
1/10VCU48W86-80
1/13@Loyola-Chicago306W82-74
1/19G Washington7060%
1/24@Rhode Island11354%
1/28Davidson13278%
1/31@St Bonaventure14562%
2/4Duquesne13879%
2/7St Joseph's PA18387%
2/10@Richmond11554%
2/13@G Washington7038%
2/18Dayton6760%
2/25@St Joseph's PA18371%
2/28St Bonaventure14581%
3/3@VCU4827%
3/7St Louis2938%