NCAA Tournament March Madness

#272 Howard

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Projected seed: 15 (automatic qualifier)

Howard's resume is not strong enough to secure an at-large bid, primarily due to their lack of quality wins and a challenging path ahead. Their performance against teams like Kansas and Cincinnati highlights significant gaps, particularly in defense. While they managed to beat lower-ranked teams like Tennessee State and Florida International, their losses to Boston University and Drexel further expose weaknesses in their ability to compete against comparable opponents. Upcoming games against conference rivals, like Morgan State and Coppin State, will be crucial; victories in these matchups are essential if they hope to capture an automatic qualifier by winning their conference tournament. However, their current trajectory suggests they need to start winning consistently to improve their standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Kansas22L87-57
11/8@Missouri57L77-62
11/13(N)Tennessee St319W88-84
11/18@Florida Intl232W75-70
11/24(N)Boston Univ268L69-62
11/25@UMBC264L95-77
11/30Mt St Mary's244L79-75
12/8@Cincinnati35L84-67
12/14UNC Wilmington146W88-83
12/17Drexel175L68-65
12/28@Hampton23044%
1/1@Yale9334%
1/4Delaware St30557%
1/6@MD E Shore35555%
1/11Morgan St35663%
1/13Coppin St36267%
1/25@Norfolk St14739%
2/1NC Central28455%
2/3S Carolina St22851%
2/15@Delaware St30549%
2/17MD E Shore35563%
2/22@Morgan St35656%
2/24@Coppin St36260%
3/1@NC Central28447%
3/3@S Carolina St22843%
3/6Norfolk St14747%