NCAA Tournament March Madness

#182 Iona

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Iona's résumé is anchored by a set of high-profile nonconference victories — a road win at Missouri KC, a neutral-site triumph over Oregon State and a home victory over Hofstra — that demonstrate the program can beat quality opponents away from its building. Those signature moments are tempered by damaging setbacks that a committee will weigh closely, most notably the neutral loss to Akron, the heavy defeat at St John's and a surprising home loss to Quinnipiac, which dilute the overall body of work. The rest of the nonconference slate was mixed with a neutral loss to Wisconsin Green Bay and a solid road win at Vermont, so the profile reads as boom wins punctuated by costly blemishes. How Iona finishes its conference slate will define the narrative because the run contains mostly favorable matchups but also meaningful road tests at league rivals and key games against Siena and other contenders that give the program clear chances to strengthen its case or leave questions unresolved.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7Hofstra101W81-73
11/11@Missouri KC338W105-91
11/14Fordham189W76-71
11/18Princeton253W89-69
11/21(N)Akron56L96-75
11/22(N)Oregon St179W91-84
11/24(N)WI Green Bay279L80-75
12/1@Delaware295W89-66
12/5Quinnipiac152L89-68
12/7@Sacred Heart283W81-69
12/10Bryant316W69-63
12/13@St John's19L91-64
12/20@Vermont197W83-78
12/29@Mt St Mary's297L66-59
1/2Siena17559%
1/4@Marist15432%
1/9Niagara35692%
1/11Canisius34690%
1/14@Rider35079%
1/19@St Peter's29260%
1/22Merrimack25974%
1/24Manhattan31084%
1/30Fairfield28078%
2/5@Siena17537%
2/7Mt St Mary's29780%
2/13@Canisius34676%
2/15@Niagara35681%
2/20St Peter's29279%
2/22@Merrimack25953%
2/27Rider35091%
3/1@Manhattan31066%