NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Jacksonville

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#290 Jacksonville

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Jacksonville’s résumé is built on a handful of solid lower‑tier wins, most notably a gritty victory at VMI and a neutral triumph over Bethune‑Cookman, but those positives are undercut by ugly results on true road tests at Miami, High Point, George Mason and Florida International. A home win over Florida A&M and victories inside the league keep the profile from being empty, yet there is a conspicuous absence of a signature scalp over a power‑conference opponent and the team has struggled away from home in higher‑profile settings. Upcoming nonconference trips to Texas A&M and Florida State represent the clearest chances to flip the narrative, and the remainder of the conference slate — with meaningful home dates against programs like North Florida and Bellarmine and tough road assignments at Lipscomb and FGCU — will determine whether Jacksonville can stitch together enough quality results to change how the committee views the resume.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	@Miami FL	34	L86-69
11/11	@High Point	88	L85-64
11/15	@VMI	331	W69-67
11/18	@George Mason	68	L79-57
11/24	(N)Bethune-Cookman	229	W69-64
11/25	(N)Pacific	123	L68-53
12/2	Florida A&M	339	W85-82
12/6	@Florida Intl	181	L88-65
12/14	@Texas A&M	52	3%
12/17	@Florida A&M	339	56%
12/22	@Florida St	96	8%
1/1	@Lipscomb	139	14%
1/3	@Austin Peay	191	23%
1/8	Queens NC	189	43%
1/10	West Georgia	311	66%
1/15	@Cent Arkansas	261	34%
1/17	@North Alabama	217	27%
1/22	Bellarmine	286	60%
1/24	E Kentucky	264	56%
1/29	Lipscomb	139	30%
1/31	FGCU	170	39%
2/5	@Queens NC	189	23%
2/7	@West Georgia	311	44%
2/12	@Stetson	340	56%
2/14	North Florida	335	74%
2/19	@FGCU	170	20%
2/21	Austin Peay	191	43%
2/26	Stetson	340	76%
2/28	@North Florida	335	54%