NCAA Tournament March Madness

#329 Loyola MD

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Loyola Maryland's resume leaves little margin for error because its best moments have come against lower-tier opponents while its worst moments include a lopsided road trip to Kentucky and a string of poor showings away at Duquesne, Hampton and VMI. Home victories over Coppin State and Boston University and a neutral-site win over Stonehill plus a road win at Army show the team can score and close against its peers, but a home setback to Colgate and several league road defeats undermine its case. The remaining slate offers some winnable home dates against Bucknell and Holy Cross and a few true opportunities on the road at Boston University and Colgate to rebuild trust, yet quality wins are scarce and true road success is limited. With that balance of results, the most reliable path to the NCAA field is through securing the Patriot League’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Towson172L67-56
11/11NJIT331L66-64
11/15(N)Stonehill342W74-63
11/16@Fairfield263L85-82
11/19@Duquesne128L92-78
11/21@Kentucky25L88-46
11/30Coppin St364W95-84
12/3@Hampton243L93-71
12/9@VMI350L86-70
12/13Mt St Mary's290L81-73
12/21@George Mason73L86-79
12/31@American Univ210L84-69
1/3Lafayette316L79-64
1/7@Army335W84-76
1/10@Bucknell324L70-67
1/14Colgate192L86-80
1/17Boston Univ291W74-57
1/19@Lehigh307L88-81
1/24Bucknell32460%
1/28American Univ21034%
1/31@Navy19314%
2/4Lehigh30753%
2/7@Boston Univ29129%
2/11@Lafayette31636%
2/15Holy Cross32660%
2/18Army33563%
2/21@Colgate19214%
2/25Navy19330%
2/28@Holy Cross32638%