NCAA Tournament March Madness

#211 Indiana St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Indiana St needs the Missouri Valley automatic bid because its résumé flashes a few encouraging moments but is otherwise weighed down by damaging setbacks and a shortage of signature road or neutral wins. The high points are a home victory over Belmont and a hard-fought road win at SIUE, yet those are offset by a lopsided trip to Duke, a neutral-site loss to Alcorn State and a steady stream of defeats at league opponents such as Bradley, Northern Iowa, Drake and Murray State. Committee voters prize consistent success away from home and rescue from bad losses, and with upcoming tests at Valparaiso and Belmont plus crucial dates at Southern Illinois and home against Northern Iowa and Illinois Chicago the Sycamores’ only clear path into the field runs through winning the conference crown.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Charlotte178L92-76
11/10@SIUE236W64-55
11/14@Duke2L100-62
11/19Louisiana Tech237W60-51
11/22Ball St322W70-52
11/26@Louisiana Tech237L75-73
11/28(N)Alcorn St340L81-74
12/7Southern Indiana342W77-55
12/14@WI Milwaukee269W70-68
12/18Bradley134L108-99
12/21@Illinois St89L85-65
12/29Belmont61W81-80
1/1@Northern Iowa88L75-66
1/4@Drake202L74-72
1/10Evansville297L72-69
1/14Illinois St89W94-89
1/17@Murray St108L85-81
1/21@Bradley134L75-68
1/24Drake202L76-62
1/27@IL Chicago122L76-74
1/31Valparaiso154L76-72
2/3@Evansville297W84-63
2/9S Illinois114L80-65
2/12Murray St108L74-72
2/15@Valparaiso15429%
2/18Northern Iowa8832%
2/21@Belmont6110%
2/25@S Illinois11421%
3/1IL Chicago12243%