NCAA Tournament March Madness
#155 MTSU
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Middle Tennessee’s profile features a signature neutral win over Murray State, a road victory at Evansville, and a solid home result against UAB that show the team can beat respectable midmajor opposition, but those highs are diluted by an ugly road loss at Michigan and a lopsided defeat to Belmont along with neutral-site setbacks to George Washington and McNeese State that raise real questions about consistency away from home. The remaining conference slate includes winnable home dates and a handful of road tests plus a brutal trip to Houston that represents a true chance to change the narrative, so the résumé sits where it does because the committee will weigh the quality of those best moments against the severity of the bad losses and the proportion of resume-building opportunities still left on the schedule.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | @Evansville | 282 | W77-72 |
| 11/19 | @Michigan | 1 | L86-61 |
| 11/23 | (N)Murray St | 112 | W90-87 |
| 11/24 | (N)G Washington | 81 | L92-79 |
| 11/25 | (N)McNeese St | 76 | L72-62 |
| 12/1 | UAB | 105 | W76-61 |
| 12/7 | Belmont | 74 | L83-62 |
| 12/17 | Kennesaw | 166 | 64% |
| 12/29 | @Houston | 10 | 2% |
| 1/2 | Louisiana Tech | 189 | 68% |
| 1/4 | Sam Houston St | 121 | 50% |
| 1/8 | @UTEP | 235 | 54% |
| 1/10 | @New Mexico St | 133 | 32% |
| 1/14 | @Louisiana Tech | 189 | 46% |
| 1/17 | Missouri St | 260 | 79% |
| 1/24 | @Jacksonville St | 239 | 55% |
| 1/28 | Liberty | 113 | 48% |
| 1/31 | WKU | 147 | 59% |
| 2/4 | Florida Intl | 181 | 66% |
| 2/7 | @Delaware | 233 | 54% |
| 2/12 | @Kennesaw | 166 | 42% |
| 2/14 | @WKU | 147 | 36% |
| 2/18 | @Sam Houston St | 121 | 29% |
| 2/21 | Delaware | 233 | 75% |
| 2/26 | UTEP | 235 | 75% |
| 2/28 | New Mexico St | 133 | 54% |
| 3/5 | @Florida Intl | 181 | 44% |
| 3/7 | @Missouri St | 260 | 59% |