NCAA Tournament March Madness

#283 Grambling

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Projected seed: 16 (automatic qualifier)

Grambling’s resume is built around a home win over Southern Miss and a gritty road victory at Howard but those highlights are overshadowed by a humbling trip to Iowa State and a string of road losses at San Diego, Cal Baptist, UC Riverside and Tulane that spotlight an offense that struggles away from home. The defense has kept the team competitive in stretches yet narrow setbacks and a later loss at Southern Miss have blunted the value of its best results, so the immediate outlook turns on upcoming neutral-site games against Norfolk State and Hampton and a daunting road date at Ohio State before conference play offers opportunities against Prairie View, TX Southern and a slate of league opponents where quality road or neutral wins would materially improve perception. Until Grambling proves it can beat recognized foes away from home its profile will read more like a team with limited signature victories rather than a résumé ready for an at-large selection.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@Iowa St3L102-62
11/9@Howard300W73-70
11/13Southern Miss190W75-70
11/18@San Diego253L78-68
11/21@Cal Baptist129L72-59
11/24@UC Riverside259L83-74
12/2@Tulane209L65-63
12/8@Southern Miss190L68-60
12/18(N)Norfolk St22740%
12/19(N)Hampton23341%
12/23@Ohio St392%
1/3Prairie View30768%
1/5TX Southern32673%
1/10@Bethune-Cookman23431%
1/12@Florida A&M34258%
1/17Southern Univ21149%
1/24MS Valley St36596%
1/26Ark Pine Bluff34779%
1/31@Jackson St32752%
2/2@Alcorn St32853%
2/7Alabama St26156%
2/9Alabama A&M27660%
2/14@TX Southern32652%
2/16@Prairie View30746%
2/21@Southern Univ21127%
2/26Bethune-Cookman23452%
3/3@Alabama A&M27638%
3/5@Alabama St26134%