NCAA Tournament March Madness

#284 Longwood

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Longwood’s profile points squarely at an automatic bid because its best wins come against league peers like Winthrop and Gardner-Webb while its nonconference résumé is marred by heavy defeats at Power Five stops such as Pittsburgh, Columbia and American, and that kind of damage is hard to overcome without a marquee victory. The team has shown it can win away from home at midmajor venues like Morgan State and Gardner-Webb, yet losses at Wake Forest and other road setbacks expose a vulnerability that a selection panel will view skeptically. With the remaining regular-season chances coming on the road at Presbyterian and at Charleston Southern and a finale against Radford at home, Longwood’s simplest path to the national field is clear: secure the conference crown and avoid leaving its fate to a résumé that lacks an indisputable signature win.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Pittsburgh109L78-60
11/12James Madison223W82-72
11/15Binghamton362W90-82
11/18MD E Shore339L83-82
11/23@Columbia204L95-70
11/28(N)Siena199L70-63
11/29(N)Maine349W65-61
11/30@American Univ250L92-66
12/6@Morgan St353W84-80
12/13Delaware St359L81-76
12/17@Wake Forest72L71-68
12/20@NC Central346W74-72
12/31Winthrop132W82-70
1/3@High Point92L80-67
1/7@UNC Asheville224L72-61
1/10Presbyterian285W77-70
1/17@Radford236L85-83
1/21Gardner Webb363W91-56
1/23Charleston So247W81-79
1/29@SC Upstate299L65-60
1/31High Point92L71-59
2/4@Gardner Webb363W86-66
2/7@Winthrop132L79-74
2/12UNC Asheville224L79-74
2/14SC Upstate299W82-75
2/19@Presbyterian28539%
2/21@Charleston So24731%
2/28Radford23651%