NCAA Tournament March Madness

#328 Loyola MD

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Loyola Maryland's résumé reads like a team with a handful of low-end wins but several damaging losses that a committee will notice. The neutral-site victory over Stonehill and the home win over Coppin State are helpful but they sit beside the beatdown at Kentucky and discouraging road setbacks at Duquesne, Fairfield and against midmajors such as Towson and NJIT, which dilute any claim to quality wins. Persistent trouble away from home, including losses at Hampton, VMI and George Mason, underscores the lack of road or neutral victories that carry extra weight. The Patriot League schedule still offers concrete chances to change the narrative, with head-to-head meetings against Colgate at home and at Colgate plus road tests at Navy and Bucknell and home dates with Bucknell, Holy Cross and Army, and how Loyola fares in those conference games will decide whether its profile is strengthened enough or remains dependent on postseason conference success.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Towson144L67-56
11/11NJIT354L66-64
11/15(N)Stonehill342W74-63
11/16@Fairfield283L85-82
11/19@Duquesne125L92-78
11/21@Kentucky20L88-46
11/30Coppin St364W95-84
12/3@Hampton255L93-71
12/9@VMI332L86-70
12/13Mt St Mary's294L81-73
12/21@George Mason87L86-79
12/31@American Univ25422%
1/3Lafayette32360%
1/7@Army33441%
1/10@Bucknell30332%
1/14Colgate18630%
1/17Boston Univ29350%
1/19@Lehigh31134%
1/24Bucknell30354%
1/28American Univ25441%
1/31@Navy20215%
2/4Lehigh31156%
2/7@Boston Univ29328%
2/11@Lafayette32337%
2/15Holy Cross32961%
2/18Army33463%
2/21@Colgate18614%
2/25Navy20232%
2/28@Holy Cross32939%