NCAA Tournament March Madness

#253 Incarnate Word

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Incarnate Word's resume presents significant challenges for an at-large bid due to a lack of quality wins and high rankings. Their performance against a strong team like Duke was predictable, but losing to opponents such as Cal Baptist and Northern Arizona highlights weaknesses in both offense and defense, as reflected in their overall rankings. Despite some victories, including a win against Prairie View, the losses to teams with lower rankings raise concerns about their ability to compete consistently. With the Southland Conference slate ahead, Incarnate Word has chances to bolster their standing, particularly in games against Lamar and Nicholls State, which could serve as crucial opportunities to earn respect and potentially pave a path to an automatic qualifier.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Cal Baptist156L83-78
11/12Prairie View341W84-81
11/16Ark Pine Bluff363W92-64
11/22@Northern Arizona257L75-74
11/25@South Alabama138L84-63
11/27(N)W Illinois334W86-75
12/5Northwestern LA206L72-70
12/7East Texas A&M328W65-53
12/10@Duke3L72-46
1/4@SF Austin23345%
1/6@Lamar16141%
1/11@Houston Chr33052%
1/13Nicholls St27456%
1/18TAM C. Christi15449%
1/20UTRGV17150%
1/25@SE Louisiana19343%
1/27@New Orleans33953%
2/1Houston Chr33060%
2/3@McNeese St7534%
2/8SE Louisiana19351%
2/10New Orleans33961%
2/15@TAM C. Christi15441%
2/17@UTRGV17142%
2/22SF Austin23353%
2/24Lamar16149%
3/1@East Texas A&M32852%
3/3Northwestern LA20651%