NCAA Tournament March Madness

#118 Liberty

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Projection: likely out

Liberty leans toward the wrong side of the bubble because its résumé is built on a handful of legit road victories at Dayton, New Mexico State and even at WKU but is undermined by a brutal road defeat at NC State and damaging neutral‑site losses to Towson and Bradley that selection committees will single out. The split with WKU and a home setback to Louisiana Tech underline an unsettling inconsistency, and gaudy wins over weak nonconference opposition do little to erase those blemishes. The team has shown it can win away from home yet has also been vulnerable when it matters most, and the home finale against Sam Houston State is a clear chance to salvage the profile but feels like a last gasp rather than a cure. Overall the best wins are real but too few and the worst losses are too consequential for a comfortable tournament case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7Col Charleston151W90-75
11/9FL Atlantic124W88-68
11/24(N)Vermont237W79-73
11/25(N)Towson174L72-69
11/26(N)Bradley122L74-64
12/6Coppin St363W92-50
12/10@NC State35L85-45
12/20@Dayton81W64-61
12/28@Florida Intl208W97-94
1/2Kennesaw176W81-73
1/4Jacksonville St207W78-69
1/8@Louisiana Tech231W72-56
1/10@Sam Houston St107W82-74
1/15New Mexico St182W73-71
1/17UTEP277W80-69
1/21@WKU148W76-69
1/24Delaware270W67-51
1/29@MTSU175W81-65
2/4@Delaware270W75-69
2/7Missouri St202W79-76
2/11@New Mexico St182W77-75
2/14@UTEP277W73-64
2/19Florida Intl208W90-89
2/21WKU148L94-73
2/26@Kennesaw176L74-65
2/28@Jacksonville St207W81-78
3/5Louisiana Tech231L76-71
3/7Sam Houston St10757%