NCAA Tournament March Madness

#306 MA Lowell

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Massachusetts Lowell’s profile is defined by a couple of modest home wins and a long list of losses in hostile settings against major programs, with the lopsided setbacks at Connecticut, Wake Forest and Massachusetts doing the most damage to any hopes of an at-large bid. The team’s best moments came in competitive road games at Columbia, Quinnipiac, Bradley and St Peter’s and in home victories over Stonehill and Sacred Heart, which show it can compete against midlevel opposition but lack the signature neutral-site or road signature that committees prize. With the remaining slate concentrated in America East opponents such as Albany, Bryant, Binghamton, NJIT, Vermont, UMBC, New Hampshire and Maine there are ample chances to pile up conference wins but little opportunity left to create a marquee nonconference résumé enhancer. That combination of weak résumé building outside the league, poor results in tough road tests, and a soft-looking remaining schedule leaves the clearest path to the NCAA tournament running through the conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Connecticut7L110-47
11/10New Haven348L73-67
11/13@Columbia129L86-72
11/16@Wake Forest59L109-75
11/19@Bradley117L87-77
11/22@St Peter's297L68-66
11/26@Stonehill342W75-64
12/6@Massachusetts174L80-60
12/13@Quinnipiac156L75-71
12/16Sacred Heart273W87-82
12/21@Boston Univ295L88-76
12/29@Iowa181%
1/3SUNY Albany30461%
1/8@Bryant31843%
1/10@Binghamton36368%
1/15NJIT35377%
1/22Vermont18436%
1/24@UMBC29034%
1/29@New Hampshire32946%
1/31@Maine35055%
2/5@NJIT35358%
2/7@SUNY Albany30438%
2/12Bryant31865%
2/19New Hampshire32968%
2/21Binghamton36385%
2/26@Vermont18418%
2/28UMBC29056%
3/3@Maine35055%