NCAA Tournament March Madness

#127 MA Lowell

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

MA Lowell has shown flashes of potential with tight games against some decent competition and holding their own within the America East Conference. However, losses against lower-ranked opposition such as Central Conn and NJIT, along with an inability to clinch games against the top-tier in their conference, notably Vermont, spotlight inconsistencies in performance. Though they have the firepower to compete, evidenced by close encounters with Arizona State and Georgia Tech, their defensive metrics suggest vulnerabilities that higher-seeded teams could exploit. Their route to making noise in March hinges entirely on capturing their conference tournament title, as their overall body of work doesn't quite cut it in an at-large bid conversation without that automatic qualifier. Their best chance to enhance their tournament resume would be to pull off convincing wins in their conference tournament and especially focus on avenging losses to teams like NJIT, which might raise eyebrows even if it's a small uptick in their overall portfolio.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/10@Dartmouth327W81-48
11/14@Georgia Tech130W74-71
11/16@Arizona St122L71-69
11/20@St Peter's212W69-61
11/29@Stonehill359W80-74
12/2@Merrimack226L74-68
12/9@Massachusetts94L91-77
12/12LIU Brooklyn344W78-65
12/16Central Conn265L57-54
12/22@Boston Univ299W71-63
1/6@New Hampshire246W82-75
1/11NJIT334W70-62
1/13UMBC293W86-82
1/18@SUNY Albany261W97-76
1/20@Binghamton271W80-60
1/25Vermont93L72-65
2/1Maine222W76-62
2/3New Hampshire246L89-73
2/8@UMBC293W93-80
2/10@NJIT334L71-64
2/17@Bryant160W86-77
2/22Binghamton271W87-80
2/24SUNY Albany261W104-95
2/29Bryant160W89-67
3/2@Vermont93L74-62
3/5@Maine222L71-65
3/9UMBC293W94-89
3/12Bryant160W77-70
3/16@Vermont93L66-61