NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Iona

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#315 Iona

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Iona's 0-2 start combined with struggles against teams like Princeton and West Virginia puts them in a challenging position. The close loss to Princeton shows potential but highlights a lack of defensive consistency, as they allowed 81 points. Their win against Vermont is helpful, but overall, the quality of victories is lacking with no noteworthy wins against significantly tougher opponents. Upcoming contests like the one against Indiana State and the necessary clash with Marist will be pivotal; these are opportunities for Iona to improve their standing, but with several matchups being toss-ups, they face an uphill battle to secure a solid tournament resume. If they don't perform well in these key games, an automatic qualification through conference play looks like their best way to avoid missing out.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/4	@Princeton	238	L81-80
11/8	@Hofstra	154	L90-76
11/12	Delaware	274	L64-58
11/15	Vermont	296	W62-59
11/20	@West Virginia	44	L86-43
11/25	Cornell	290	51%
11/29	(N)Tarleton St	352	57%
11/30	(N)Indiana St	245	44%
12/1	(N)Rice	191	41%
12/6	@Sacred Heart	286	43%
12/8	St Peter's	198	45%
12/22	@Colgate	303	45%
12/29	Harvard	301	53%
1/3	Marist	283	51%
1/5	@Siena	250	40%
1/10	@Fairfield	328	47%
1/12	Quinnipiac	252	49%
1/16	Canisius	353	61%
1/23	@Rider	269	42%
1/25	Siena	250	48%
1/31	@Manhattan	292	43%
2/2	Fairfield	328	55%
2/6	@Mt St Mary's	288	43%
2/8	@Marist	283	43%
2/14	Rider	269	50%
2/16	@Quinnipiac	252	41%
2/21	Manhattan	292	51%
2/23	Merrimack	310	54%
2/28	@Niagara	314	46%
3/2	@Canisius	353	54%
3/8	Sacred Heart	286	51%