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#309 Loyola-Chicago
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Loyola-Chicago’s profile shows a team that can win at home against mid-major opposition — victories over Cleveland State, Central Michigan and Princeton stand out as the résumé’s brightest moments — but those are undercut by damaging results away from home and at neutral sites, most notably a heavy road loss at Wichita State and neutral setbacks to North Texas, Northern Iowa and San Jose State that leave serious questions about the team’s ability to beat quality opponents outside its own gym. The nonconference slate did not produce a signature scalp, and early conference play has featured too many true road shortcomings to inspire confidence, yet the remaining Atlantic Ten schedule provides concrete chances to alter the narrative, with games at Rhode Island, George Washington and Davidson and a tough trip to VCU offering resume-building opportunities while home dates against St Louis and La Salle and winnable matchups such as Duquesne and Saint Joseph’s present safer spots to rack up quality results. How the Ramblers handle those road and neutral tests will define whether the résumé can survive its earlier damage, because strong performances away from home are the only reliable way to erase the bad losses and make the wins matter.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Cleveland St | 320 | W91-88 |
| 11/6 | Mercyhurst | 331 | L73-65 |
| 11/9 | (N)North Texas | 136 | L64-62 |
| 11/13 | @Wichita St | 96 | L95-74 |
| 11/16 | Colorado St | 61 | L80-67 |
| 11/21 | N Illinois | 317 | L76-59 |
| 11/25 | (N)Northern Iowa | 92 | L72-51 |
| 11/26 | (N)San Jose St | 188 | L63-51 |
| 12/2 | C Michigan | 321 | W83-72 |
| 12/6 | Princeton | 269 | W73-68 |
| 12/14 | Chicago St | 349 | L84-75 |
| 12/17 | (N)San Francisco | 94 | 10% |
| 12/20 | (N)Santa Clara | 65 | 5% |
| 12/31 | @Rhode Island | 103 | 7% |
| 1/3 | Dayton | 59 | 8% |
| 1/7 | Davidson | 120 | 21% |
| 1/10 | @G Washington | 79 | 4% |
| 1/13 | George Mason | 67 | 10% |
| 1/16 | @Dayton | 59 | 3% |
| 1/20 | @St Bonaventure | 114 | 8% |
| 1/24 | Duquesne | 141 | 26% |
| 1/27 | St Joseph's PA | 179 | 35% |
| 1/30 | @VCU | 45 | 2% |
| 2/3 | La Salle | 263 | 49% |
| 2/6 | @Davidson | 120 | 8% |
| 2/13 | St Louis | 41 | 5% |
| 2/18 | @Fordham | 204 | 20% |
| 2/21 | @St Joseph's PA | 179 | 17% |
| 2/28 | Richmond | 97 | 16% |
| 3/4 | @St Louis | 41 | 2% |
| 3/7 | G Washington | 79 | 12% |