NCAA Tournament March Madness

#365 MS Valley St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

A brutal nonconference gauntlet has defined MS Valley St’s résumé, with true road trips to UAB, Murray State, Texas A&M and Kansas State producing lopsided results while the only competitive moments came in neutral-site games against Utah Tech and Manhattan. Those heavy losses to high-level opponents have overwhelmed any positives and leave the committee with very few signature wins to evaluate. The team’s path forward runs through conference play, where home dates against Alabama State and Alabama A&M and road tests at Prairie View, Texas Southern, Alcorn State, Jackson State and Southern are the realistic chances to accumulate meaningful victories and demonstrate the ability to win away from home. Until those opportunities are seized, the résumé reads like one damaged by bad road results and lacking the quality wins that calm concerns about a nonconference schedule.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@UAB108L106-55
11/7@Murray St97L108-60
11/12@Hawaii101L88-56
11/14(N)Utah Tech251L81-75
11/15(N)Manhattan324L80-73
11/22@CS Bakersfield314L86-70
11/25@Texas A&M54L120-84
12/3@ULM354L66-52
12/8@Kansas St71L108-49
12/16Tarleton St2016%
12/19@Florida St1070%
12/22@West Virginia690%
12/29@Oklahoma480%
1/3Alabama St26011%
1/5Alabama A&M28813%
1/10@Prairie View3086%
1/12@TX Southern3107%
1/17Bethune-Cookman2268%
1/19Florida A&M34225%
1/24@Grambling2814%
1/26@Southern Univ2102%
1/31Ark Pine Bluff34727%
2/7Jackson St32721%
2/9Alcorn St32922%
2/14@Alabama A&M2885%
2/16@Alabama St2603%
2/19@Prairie View3086%
2/21TX Southern31018%
2/28@Ark Pine Bluff34712%
3/3@Alcorn St3299%
3/5@Jackson St3279%