NCAA Tournament March Madness
#293 Georgia St
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Georgia State has flashes that show it can win in the Sun Belt—wins over Marshall and Arkansas State and road victories at Appalachian State and ULM demonstrate the team can grind out conference wins—but those positives are overwhelmed by damaging nonconference results and poor performances away from home, including losses at Cincinnati and Arizona State, a brutal defeat at South Dakota State, a neutral-site slide against Samford and New Mexico State, and an upset loss to Presbyterian. The schedule has not produced the kind of signature road or neutral victories that committees reward, and most of the resume’s better results come against middling league opponents rather than established quadrant-caliber teams. Upcoming games against Ga Southern, James Madison, Coastal Carolina and Old Dominion are helpful chances to stop the bleeding but none are marquee opportunities that will flip the profile. With few high-end wins and several bad losses in eye-catching spots, the clearest path to the NCAA field for Georgia State is to secure the Sun Belt’s automatic berth.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | @E Michigan | 230 | L71-49 |
| 11/7 | @Cincinnati | 50 | L74-64 |
| 11/10 | Presbyterian | 285 | L63-61 |
| 11/17 | @Arizona St | 71 | L75-62 |
| 11/21 | @S Dakota St | 217 | L105-58 |
| 11/25 | (N)Samford | 205 | L78-63 |
| 11/26 | (N)New Mexico St | 167 | L77-58 |
| 12/2 | @Mercer | 165 | L78-67 |
| 12/6 | @Kennesaw | 181 | L92-69 |
| 12/13 | Jacksonville St | 210 | W77-73 |
| 12/18 | @Ga Southern | 264 | L90-67 |
| 12/20 | @Appalachian St | 175 | W70-63 |
| 12/31 | @Marshall | 183 | L84-80 |
| 1/3 | @Coastal Car | 233 | W89-71 |
| 1/8 | Appalachian St | 175 | L52-50 |
| 1/10 | Marshall | 183 | W81-73 |
| 1/17 | @ULM | 353 | W77-57 |
| 1/22 | Southern Miss | 241 | W69-62 |
| 1/24 | Arkansas St | 148 | W82-81 |
| 1/29 | @Louisiana | 306 | L82-72 |
| 1/31 | @South Alabama | 194 | L69-67 |
| 2/4 | Troy | 137 | L74-63 |
| 2/7 | N Illinois | 316 | L75-74 |
| 2/12 | @James Madison | 224 | L81-79 |
| 2/14 | @Old Dominion | 242 | L78-55 |
| 2/19 | Ga Southern | 264 | 55% |
| 2/21 | James Madison | 224 | 47% |
| 2/24 | Coastal Car | 233 | 49% |
| 2/27 | Old Dominion | 242 | 50% |