NCAA Tournament March Madness

#157 Marshall

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Marshall’s résumé reads like a team with flashes of quality tempered by some ugly setbacks, and that blend explains the cautious assessment. Road wins at Massachusetts and Toledo and solid victories at home over Elon and Western Kentucky, plus a close triumph over Wright State, prove they can win outside the friendly confines and beat decent opponents, but the heavy defeat at Virginia and lop-sided losses to Lipscomb and defeats at UNC Wilmington, Ohio and Troy significantly weaken the profile. The remaining conference swing offers clear chances to rebuild with home dates against Georgia State, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina and Old Dominion and road tests at James Madison, Texas State and Arkansas State, so a clean run through those games would amplify the good wins and erase the damage from the bad ones. Consistent play away from home and fewer disastrous results are exactly what will move the committee’s opinion.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Massachusetts175W78-72
11/8@Toledo164W85-73
11/12Elon149W96-89
11/15@Virginia24L104-78
11/20Ark Pine Bluff344W98-70
11/23Mercyhurst320W69-60
11/26Lipscomb146L90-67
12/3@UNC Wilmington115L70-69
12/6@Ohio189L88-81
12/10WKU160W77-61
12/13Wright St140W76-74
12/20@Troy138L70-63
12/31Georgia St32790%
1/3Appalachian St24877%
1/7@James Madison21552%
1/10@Georgia St32776%
1/14Coastal Car22474%
1/17James Madison21573%
1/22ULM35194%
1/24South Alabama19269%
1/28@Texas St25959%
1/31@Arkansas St13233%
2/4Southern Miss19869%
2/11@Old Dominion22153%
2/14@Ga Southern21652%
2/19@Appalachian St24857%
2/21@Coastal Car22453%
2/24Old Dominion22174%
2/27Ga Southern21673%