NCAA Tournament March Madness

#101 Hofstra

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Hofstra’s résumé rests on road victories at Pittsburgh and Syracuse that show it can win away from power-conference opponents, but those high-water marks are undermined by puzzling losses at Iona and Columbia and a nonconference setback at UCF that raise questions about consistency. Neutral-site wins over La Salle and Merrimack are helpful but not the kind of marquee nonconference wins that erase bad results, and a close loss at Temple further chips away at the profile. The rest of the Coastal schedule is largely winnable, so there are plenty of chances to pile up victories, yet only a few true opportunities remain to replace damaging outcomes—trips to William & Mary and UNC Wilmington stand out as tougher tests—so the committee will weigh the impressive road scalps against the glaring blemishes and look for cleaner road and neutral-site results to change the narrative.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@UCF45L82-78
11/7@Iona199L81-73
11/14@Bucknell319W83-77
11/19@Temple145L81-76
11/28(N)La Salle227W63-58
11/29(N)Merrimack244W78-58
11/30@Penn210W77-60
12/3@Columbia158L72-70
12/7@Pittsburgh94W80-73
12/13@Syracuse60W70-69
12/21Quinnipiac151W74-66
12/29Campbell184W86-72
1/3@Drexel252W70-67
1/8@Towson171W78-67
1/10Monmouth NJ193W67-64
1/15@Stony Brook27079%
1/17Elon15577%
1/22@NC A&T31084%
1/24@William & Mary13552%
1/29Col Charleston16479%
1/31@Monmouth NJ19364%
2/5Northeastern23187%
2/7Towson17180%
2/12@Col Charleston16460%
2/14@UNC Wilmington11747%
2/19Hampton25089%
2/21@Northeastern23171%
2/28Stony Brook27091%
3/3Drexel25289%