NCAA Tournament March Madness

#164 Loyola-Chicago

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Loyola-Chicago's current resume presents challenges for an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament, given their lack of quality wins against higher-ranked opponents and several costly losses, including a significant defeat to VCU and a blowout by St. Joseph's. Their best victories—against teams like Rhode Island and Murray State—aren't enough to bolster a resume that's shaky overall. In upcoming conference games, victories against stronger Atlantic 10 competitors like Dayton and George Mason will be crucial, as those games hold potential not only for improving their standings but also for building momentum heading into the postseason. Without consistent victories against solid opponents, Loyola-Chicago will need to target the automatic qualification through strong performance in the Atlantic 10 tournament to secure a spot in the big dance.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Chicago St359W79-72
11/7Detroit328W87-65
11/15@Princeton151W73-68
11/19Southern Utah247W76-72
11/23Tulsa309W89-53
12/3E Michigan304W76-54
12/7South Florida199W74-72
12/15(N)San Francisco75L76-66
12/18Canisius350W72-60
12/22(N)Oakland176L72-71
12/23(N)Col Charleston141L77-68
12/25(N)Murray St129L71-68
1/4VCU42L84-65
1/8@La Salle192W79-68
1/11@St Joseph's PA89L93-57
1/15Rhode Island118W81-77
1/18@Dayton73L83-81
1/22Fordham25159%
1/29@George Mason7638%
2/1St Joseph's PA8948%
2/4St Bonaventure9148%
2/8@Duquesne15445%
2/11@Richmond24251%
2/14St Louis12351%
2/18@Davidson13744%
2/21Dayton7345%
2/26G Washington12552%
3/1@St Louis12344%
3/5Davidson13752%
3/8@Massachusetts21549%