NCAA Tournament March Madness

#341 Jackson St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Jackson State’s résumé is damaged by a nonconference slate that produced lopsided road defeats at Illinois, Louisville, Arkansas, Auburn, Houston, Northwestern and TCU, outcomes that overwhelm the value of neutral-site games and expose a vulnerability away from home. The team’s brightest moments are a gritty road victory at Louisiana and narrow wins over league foes such as Alcorn State and Florida A&M, but inconsistency in conference play, highlighted by home setbacks to Grambling and Southern and road defeats at Prairie View and Texas Southern, keeps the profile short on signature wins. With the severity of those losses at major sites outweighing the limited quality victories, the conference tournament is the clear path to the national field because winning the league would provide the automatic berth and it is the only remaining opportunity to change the narrative.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Illinois7L113-55
11/6@Louisville19L106-70
11/15@Louisiana Tech203L68-51
11/19@Auburn38L112-66
11/21@Arkansas15L115-61
11/23Winthrop155L80-62
11/28@Louisiana313W51-45
12/2@Kennesaw163L88-73
12/10@Houston5L80-38
12/13@Northwestern57L93-53
12/18(N)Hampton272L84-77
12/19(N)Norfolk St327L82-72
12/29@TCU43L115-64
1/3Alcorn St346W89-86
1/10@Alabama St318W75-64
1/12@Alabama A&M307L100-91
1/17Prairie View288W82-78
1/19TX Southern316W94-89
1/24@Bethune-Cookman243L85-48
1/26@Florida A&M312W66-65
1/31Grambling298L69-66
2/2Southern Univ279L96-91
2/7@MS Valley St365W97-81
2/9@Ark Pine Bluff314L84-63
2/14Florida A&M312W80-60
2/16Bethune-Cookman243W91-86
2/21@Alcorn St346L83-65
2/26@Prairie View288L85-76
2/28@TX Southern316L82-57
3/3Ark Pine Bluff314W81-78
3/5MS Valley St365W85-77
3/10(N)Grambling298W68-65
3/11(N)Florida A&M312L70-60