NCAA Tournament March Madness
#184 IL Chicago
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Chicago's résumé mixes a handful of solid moments with a string of damaging setbacks: road wins are thin but include a victory at Chicago State and a neutral-court triumph over Southern Indiana while the home ledger features a useful win over Detroit, yet those positives are overshadowed by close road losses at Oregon State, Yale and Belmont and by ugly home defeats to Northern Iowa and Arkansas–Pine Bluff. The narrative that matters to the selection body is clear — there are not enough signature wins away from home and the bad losses leave long memories — so the remaining stretch of road tests at Illinois State and Northern Iowa, the home rematch with Belmont and several manageable conference opponents are the concrete opportunities to reverse the trend and salvage the profile.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Detroit | 278 | W91-71 |
| 11/7 | @Oregon St | 225 | L76-73 |
| 11/15 | @Chicago St | 353 | W67-63 |
| 11/20 | (N)High Point | 89 | L90-80 |
| 11/22 | (N)Southern Indiana | 326 | W84-73 |
| 11/26 | @Robert Morris | 196 | L88-74 |
| 12/3 | Ark Pine Bluff | 316 | L63-62 |
| 12/7 | @Yale | 82 | L80-66 |
| 12/13 | @Belmont | 60 | L87-84 |
| 12/17 | Northern Iowa | 97 | L60-54 |
| 12/21 | @Charlotte | 171 | L88-76 |
| 1/1 | Murray St | 86 | L81-77 |
| 1/4 | @Valparaiso | 178 | L66-59 |
| 1/7 | S Illinois | 123 | W70-57 |
| 1/10 | @Illinois St | 90 | 15% |
| 1/13 | @Northern Iowa | 97 | 17% |
| 1/17 | Drake | 176 | 58% |
| 1/20 | Evansville | 283 | 78% |
| 1/24 | @Bradley | 118 | 24% |
| 1/27 | Indiana St | 195 | 62% |
| 1/31 | @S Illinois | 123 | 25% |
| 2/3 | @Murray St | 86 | 15% |
| 2/6 | Belmont | 60 | 24% |
| 2/12 | @Drake | 176 | 36% |
| 2/15 | Illinois St | 90 | 32% |
| 2/18 | @Evansville | 283 | 58% |
| 2/21 | Valparaiso | 178 | 60% |
| 2/24 | Bradley | 118 | 44% |
| 3/1 | @Indiana St | 195 | 40% |