NCAA Tournament March Madness

#324 MD E Shore

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

MD E Shore’s profile reads like a team that has been outmanned in a brutal nonconference gauntlet and has only beaten the league-level opposition that a committee views as low value, so its most realistic path to the big dance is winning the conference’s automatic bid. Road trips at Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Nebraska, Creighton and Georgia Tech produced heavy setbacks that outweigh a handful of solid moments such as the gritty road win at Longwood and a neutral-site victory over Binghamton, while home and on-the-road wins over Morgan State, Howard, Norfolk State and Coppin State demonstrate conference competence but not résumé-changing quality. Those lopsided showings against major conference foes signal damage that won’t be erased by more wins over conference bottom feeders. With the remaining slate filled with meetings against Coppin State, South Carolina State, NC Central, Delaware State, Morgan State, Howard and Norfolk State there are plenty of chances to finish strong but few opportunities to add a statement win, so the team’s season hinges on claiming the league title rather than hoping for at-large consideration.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Georgia Tech134L56-52
11/5@Georgia33L94-29
11/11@Nebraska12L69-50
11/14@Creighton53L84-45
11/18@Longwood272W83-82
11/21@Canisius343L60-57
11/22(N)Binghamton362W63-52
11/25Hampton245L74-68
12/2@East Carolina265L68-56
12/6@American Univ206L78-60
12/9@Virginia16L84-60
12/12@NC A&T294L82-79
12/14@Virginia Tech57L82-53
12/17@Wagner323L78-64
12/22@Texas36L94-71
1/3Morgan St356W66-49
1/10Howard274W69-57
1/12@Norfolk St304W74-70
1/17Coppin St364W70-67
1/26@NC Central34748%
1/31@Delaware St35959%
2/7@Morgan St35657%
2/14@Howard27426%
2/16Norfolk St30456%
2/21@Coppin St36475%
2/28S Carolina St36180%
3/2NC Central34770%
3/5Delaware St35979%