NCAA Tournament March Madness

#348 Holy Cross

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Holy Cross faces a tough road to make any significant dent in the NCAA tournament due to their less than stellar season, highlighted by struggles both on offense and defense. Key losses to teams like Boston College and St. John's exposed their shortcomings against higher-tier competition. Even among peers, outcomes such as the losses to Bucknell and Navy indicate inconsistency within conference play. Notably, their fleeting high points, solely represented by a surprise win against Georgetown and stringing victories over lower-ranked conference rivals like Loyola MD, aren't strong enough to suggest a threat in the bracket without them clinching the Patriot League title in their conference tournament. Stronger performances in their regular-season matchups, particularly against rivals like Colgate, would have bolstered their case. However, with their current resume, the path to March Madness success seems to hinge exclusively on capturing that automatic bid.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@Siena351L73-71
11/11@Georgetown219W68-67
11/14Sacred Heart307L84-77
11/17@Winthrop175L89-51
11/18(N)Elon312L83-69
11/19(N)IUPUI361W74-61
11/25@St John's36L91-45
11/29Maine222L72-57
12/2@Central Conn265L78-67
12/8@Boston College84L95-64
12/18Quinnipiac171L77-57
12/21@Harvard198L74-72
1/3@Bucknell302L70-58
1/6@Army346L70-57
1/10Navy329L80-70
1/13@Lehigh272W69-66
1/17Lafayette326L72-68
1/20Loyola MD358W86-78
1/24@American Univ298L84-65
1/27Lehigh272L78-72
1/29Boston Univ299W65-63
2/3@Loyola MD358W70-67
2/7@Lafayette326L75-59
2/10American Univ298W58-56
2/14@Colgate155L85-55
2/17Army346L59-53
2/21Bucknell302W73-59
2/25@Navy329L76-66
2/28Colgate155L77-58
3/2@Boston Univ299L94-84
3/5@Army346W84-68
3/7@Colgate155L81-64