NCAA Tournament March Madness

#301 MA Lowell

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UMass Lowell’s profile is defined more by damaging nonconference blowouts than by résumé-building wins, with a heavy loss at Connecticut and another lopsided trip to Wake Forest offsetting only a lone victory at Stonehill and a couple of narrow road defeats at St. Peter’s and Quinnipiac that show competitiveness without changing perception. A home setback to New Haven and difficult losses at Massachusetts and Columbia leave the team short on quality road or neutral wins that committees prize. The remaining slate is a mix of winnable conference games and a daunting road date at Iowa, so opportunities to improve include key road tests at Bryant and UMBC and home chances against conference opponents like Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Binghamton and NJIT. Unless UMass Lowell can string together signature road or neutral victories against the stronger names on its schedule, the most reliable way to secure a tournament spot is to win the America East title.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Connecticut7L110-47
11/10New Haven341L73-67
11/13@Columbia128L86-72
11/16@Wake Forest42L109-75
11/19@Bradley126L87-77
11/22@St Peter's296L68-66
11/26@Stonehill345W75-64
12/6@Massachusetts162L80-60
12/13@Quinnipiac163L75-71
12/16Sacred Heart26954%
12/21@Boston Univ29839%
12/29@Iowa201%
1/3SUNY Albany32067%
1/8@Bryant30641%
1/10@Binghamton35864%
1/15NJIT35379%
1/22Vermont19641%
1/24@UMBC28735%
1/29@New Hampshire33551%
1/31@Maine34053%
2/5@NJIT35359%
2/7@SUNY Albany32045%
2/12Bryant30663%
2/19New Hampshire33572%
2/21Binghamton35882%
2/26@Vermont19621%
2/28UMBC28757%
3/3@Maine34053%