NCAA Tournament March Madness

#96 High Point

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Projected seed: 14 (automatic qualifier)

High Point’s profile shows a high-scoring identity that has produced an eye-catching neutral-site win over Furman but otherwise reads like a résumé built on expected victories over lesser opponents such as Canisius and Gardner Webb while suffering damaging road setbacks at UAB and Winthrop and a troubling home defeat to Southern Illinois. The road victory at Charleston Southern proves the program can win away from home yet the lack of marquee road or neutral wins against established mid-major opponents and a defense that has been vulnerable leave the resume with limited payoff. The remaining conference slate includes road trips to Radford Longwood and Presbyterian and home games against Winthrop UNC Asheville and Gardner Webb, so there are clear opportunities to change the narrative, but until those results are produced the projection that High Point sits outside the field reflects the balance between offensive strengths and resume holes that selection committees prize.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Furman174W97-71
11/11Jacksonville286W85-64
11/14@UAB119L91-74
11/17Canisius347W93-50
11/20(N)IL Chicago150W90-80
11/22(N)Incarnate Word237W91-80
11/29W Carolina283W93-73
12/3S Illinois138L86-84
12/5NJIT331W89-72
12/14(N)Appalachian St218L86-78
12/19La Salle219W84-72
12/22Bryant345W93-47
12/31@UNC Asheville217W87-69
1/3Longwood276W80-67
1/7Gardner Webb363W104-49
1/10@Charleston So227W84-82
1/14@Winthrop126L92-75
1/17SC Upstate294W89-69
1/24@Radford25676%
1/29Presbyterian27492%
1/31@Longwood27680%
2/4Charleston So22786%
2/7Radford25690%
2/12@SC Upstate29482%
2/14Gardner Webb36399%
2/19UNC Asheville21786%
2/21Winthrop12671%
2/26@Presbyterian27479%