NCAA Tournament March Madness

#185 James Madison

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Projected seed: 13 (automatic qualifier)

James Madison’s résumé mixes encouraging flashes with damaging setbacks, leaving its fate tied to how the committee views quality of wins versus severity of losses. The Dukes have shown they can win away from home with a gritty victory at Florida International and they picked up neutral-site success against Nebraska Omaha while racking up home wins over Towson and Coppin State. Those moments of promise are tempered by heavy defeats at Akron and at George Mason and by a string of road setbacks at Longwood and LIU Brooklyn that undercut the overall profile. The remainder of the schedule presents clear chances to improve at home against Marshall and Old Dominion and in road tests at Arkansas and Arkansas State, so strong performances in those specific games would convert the good wins into signature statements while further bad road results would keep the damaging losses at the front of the resume.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Akron53L85-71
11/9Coppin St364W84-70
11/12@Longwood298L82-72
11/15@LIU Brooklyn233L88-79
11/18Towson128W81-75
11/24@Florida Intl181W80-72
11/25(N)NE Omaha244W88-77
11/29@George Mason69L82-66
12/3NC Central351W67-62
12/6Norfolk St22167%
12/17@Old Dominion21044%
12/20@Ga Southern23247%
12/28@Arkansas274%
12/29@Arkansas274%
1/3@Arkansas St14832%
1/4@Arkansas St14832%
1/7Marshall17059%
1/10Old Dominion21066%
1/15@Appalachian St29459%
1/17@Marshall17036%
1/22South Alabama16958%
1/24Texas St23469%
1/29@Troy14630%
1/31@Southern Miss20643%
2/4Louisiana32585%
2/12Georgia St33788%
2/14Appalachian St29479%
2/18@Coastal Car21645%
2/21@Georgia St33772%
2/25Ga Southern23269%
2/27Coastal Car21667%