NCAA Tournament March Madness

#270 Incarnate Word

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Incarnate Word’s standing makes sense because the resume shows a handful of encouraging flashes but too many damaging results to earn an at-large invite, leaving the conference tournament as the clearest path to the NCAA field. The team’s best moments come from a home victory over McNeese State, a neutral-site win over Southern Indiana and competitive trips to Indiana and TCU that proved it can hang with higher-level opposition, yet those are offset by a lopsided loss at Colorado State, ugly outings where opponents poured in points such as the game at UTRGV, and a string of conference setbacks at Nicholls State and New Orleans that expose a leaky defense and poor consistency away from home. With a small set of remaining regular-season games including a road trip to Northwestern Louisiana, a home date with Lamar and a tough road test at SF Austin, there are limited opportunities to reshape perception, so unless the Cardinals win the Southland tournament their profile will leave the selection committee wanting more.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Colorado St88L98-64
11/16@Indiana41L69-61
11/20(N)Southern Indiana338W87-81
11/22(N)High Point91L91-80
12/1McNeese St61W71-67
12/6@Nicholls St248L74-67
12/8@New Orleans188L84-83
12/15@TCU50L69-65
12/21Northern Arizona301W90-66
12/30SE Louisiana291W79-70
1/3Houston Chr298W73-56
1/5@UTRGV130L80-67
1/10@Lamar210L63-51
1/12@SF Austin89L56-46
1/17Northwestern LA275W76-74
1/19East Texas A&M283L80-58
1/24TAM C. Christi191L79-71
1/27@Houston Chr298L81-75
1/31UTRGV130L106-93
2/2@TAM C. Christi191W71-69
2/7@McNeese St61L81-64
2/9@SE Louisiana291L74-62
2/14Nicholls St248L91-83
2/16New Orleans188L78-64
2/21@East Texas A&M283W82-73
2/23@Northwestern LA27540%
2/28Lamar21048%
3/2SF Austin8919%