NCAA Tournament March Madness

#147 MTSU

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Middle Tennessee’s résumé is a mix of notable highs and troubling lows that explain its present standing: a gritty neutral win over Murray State and an on-the-road victory at Evansville show the team can close tight games away from home and a home victory over UAB underscores their ability to handle league opponents, but those positives are offset by a lopsided loss at Michigan and damaging neutral setbacks to George Washington and McNeese State along with a home defeat to Belmont that raise questions about how the Blue Raiders perform against power opponents and on neutral floors. The remaining conference slate offers clear chances to repair the profile, most notably a true road test at Houston and several opportunities on the road and at neutral sites in league play including Louisiana Tech, UTEP and New Mexico State plus marquee home dates that will matter, so what ultimately moves the needle is whether they can add quality results away from their own building rather than simply stacking home wins.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/12@Evansville270W77-72
11/19@Michigan1L86-61
11/23(N)Murray St96W90-87
11/24(N)G Washington80L92-79
11/25(N)McNeese St69L72-62
12/1UAB107W76-61
12/7Belmont71L83-62
12/17Kennesaw161W68-67
12/29@Houston12L69-60
1/2Louisiana Tech17368%
1/4Sam Houston St11753%
1/8@UTEP22556%
1/10@New Mexico St13035%
1/14@Louisiana Tech17347%
1/17Missouri St24178%
1/24@Jacksonville St21955%
1/28Liberty10548%
1/31WKU16064%
2/4Florida Intl17769%
2/7@Delaware29669%
2/12@Kennesaw16142%
2/14@WKU16042%
2/18@Sam Houston St11731%
2/21Delaware29685%
2/26UTEP22576%
2/28New Mexico St13057%
3/5@Florida Intl17747%
3/7@Missouri St24158%