NCAA Tournament March Madness

#129 Marist

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Projected seed: 7 (last four in)

Marist’s résumé is built on a stingy defense and the ability to close out league opponents, as shown by the home dismantling of Iona and meaningful road victories at Bryant and Rider that signal it can win away from home. Those strengths are countered by brutal damage from losses at Xavier and Georgia Tech and setback road trips to Quinnipiac and St. Peter’s that make the profile look vulnerable against mid-major and power-conference foes. A tight home loss to Harvard underscores the missed chance to add a signature nonconference win, and several close defeats reveal a pattern of failing to turn winnable neutral or away games into resume-defining results. The remainder of the conference slate presents plenty of opportunities to erase the bad losses and bolster the résumé with routine wins at Canisius and Niagara and a pivotal trip to Siena that will shape perception. If Marist finishes the routine conference dates and protects the tougher road spots its defensive identity and existing road wins will hold up; if it stumbles in those key remaining venues the earlier damaging results will continue to define the narrative.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Xavier104L66-62
11/9@Dartmouth214W75-56
11/16Harvard161L56-54
11/21Army330W76-65
11/25Lehigh312W78-55
12/5Mt St Mary's304W64-56
12/7Manhattan316W80-68
12/13@Bryant336W82-74
12/16@Georgia Tech119L87-76
12/21Stony Brook270W70-51
12/29@Quinnipiac151L64-58
1/2@St Peter's256L69-59
1/4Iona199W83-38
1/9@Sacred Heart291W76-72
1/11@Rider353W71-49
1/17Fairfield27386%
1/19Merrimack24482%
1/22@Siena18251%
1/24Quinnipiac15166%
1/30@Canisius33883%
2/1@Niagara35689%
2/5Rider35396%
2/7@Fairfield27369%
2/12@Merrimack24463%
2/15Siena18272%
2/20@Manhattan31678%
2/22Sacred Heart29188%
3/1St Peter's25683%