NCAA Tournament March Madness

#255 Howard

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Projected seed: 16 (automatic qualifier, play-in game) (automatic qualifier)

Howard’s body of work explains why the committee would view them as a team that needs the conference tournament to secure a berth: the most convincing elements are wins away from home at Drexel and at UNC Wilmington and neutral-court victories over Niagara and NC A&T that prove the program can win outside its building, while the damage comes from lopsided trips to Duke and to Northwestern and from troubling losses and narrow defeats to low-major foes such as Grambling, Morgan State, and South Carolina State that undercut consistency, and with winnable conference dates remaining — including a trip to Coppin State, a home date with Norfolk State and a neutral matchup with Yale — Howard still has clear chances to add a signature result but until it converts those opportunities its path to the field runs through the league tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Missouri61L88-67
11/9Grambling283L73-70
11/13Alcorn St341W72-64
11/19@Stetson321L64-60
11/22(N)Niagara348W80-70
11/23@Duke3L93-56
11/29@Mt St Mary's299L79-75
12/9(N)NC A&T280W73-69
12/13(N)Hampton259W61-57
12/16@Drexel215W74-66
12/20@UNC Wilmington113W67-66
12/30@Northwestern63L80-60
1/3@S Carolina St360L58-57
1/10@MD E Shore334L69-57
1/12Delaware St356W84-58
1/17@NC Central345W83-69
1/24Morgan St355L78-77
1/26@Coppin St36487%
1/31Norfolk St316W88-60
2/7S Carolina St36090%
2/9Yale7418%
2/14MD E Shore33479%
2/16@Delaware St35673%
2/21NC Central34583%
2/28@Morgan St35572%
3/2Coppin St36496%
3/5@Norfolk St31654%