NCAA Tournament March Madness

#223 James Madison

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

James Madison's profile reads like a team with flashes of competence and a pattern of damage from a string of bad road losses, so the committee sees a club with a few solid scalps but not enough consistent résumé-building moments. The best evidence in their favor is a hard-fought home victory over Old Dominion and respectable road wins at Arkansas State and Florida International plus a neutral-site triumph over Nebraska Omaha, but those are balanced by a rough showing at Arkansas and costly defeats away at Akron, Longwood, George Mason and Old Dominion that expose defensive vulnerability and a tendency to struggle outside Harrisonburg. What keeps their position tentative is the lack of a truly signature victory and limited success in hostile environments, so the remaining run of conference games — including road tests at Appalachian State and Marshall and home opportunities against South Alabama and Texas State — matter more than ever as chances to add meaningful road wins, avoid another damaging loss and give the selection picture some teeth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Akron56L85-71
11/9Coppin St364W84-70
11/12@Longwood285L82-72
11/15@LIU Brooklyn211L88-79
11/18Towson171W81-75
11/24@Florida Intl176W80-72
11/25(N)NE Omaha265W88-77
11/29@George Mason75L82-66
12/3NC Central348W67-62
12/6Norfolk St284W68-67
12/17@Old Dominion242L77-68
12/20@Ga Southern234L96-92
12/29@Arkansas30L103-74
1/3@Arkansas St134W78-74
1/7Marshall165L66-64
1/10Old Dominion242W70-69
1/15@Appalachian St23641%
1/17@Marshall16530%
1/22South Alabama20156%
1/24Texas St26470%
1/29@Troy13022%
1/31@Southern Miss20034%
2/4Louisiana32583%
2/12Georgia St29575%
2/14Appalachian St23663%
2/18@Coastal Car26148%
2/21@Georgia St29555%
2/25Ga Southern23463%
2/27Coastal Car26169%