NCAA Tournament March Madness

#170 Marshall

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Marshall’s résumé is anchored by meaningful road victories at Massachusetts and Toledo and a gritty road win at Arkansas State that prove the team can win away from home, but those positives are undercut by a lopsided defeat at Virginia and damaging losses at home and on the road to middling conference opponents such as Lipscomb, Troy and Georgia State. The win at Old Dominion and the narrow road escape at James Madison show the team can close tight games away from its own building, yet the absence of a true signature victory and the presence of ugly losses leave little room for error. The remaining slate presents winnable conference opportunities, including road trips to Georgia Southern and Appalachian State and home dates with South Alabama and Old Dominion, that give Marshall a chance to repair its profile. Given the quality of its best moments, the severity of its worst moments, and how selection committees prize a clean résumé, the most certain way for this club to reach the national field is to secure the conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Massachusetts183W78-72
11/8@Toledo160W85-73
11/12Elon190W96-89
11/15@Virginia20L104-78
11/20Ark Pine Bluff301W98-70
11/23Mercyhurst291W69-60
11/26Lipscomb173L90-67
12/3@UNC Wilmington107L70-69
12/6@Ohio220L88-81
12/10WKU174W77-61
12/13Wright St147W76-74
12/20@Troy138L70-63
12/31Georgia St293W84-80
1/3Appalachian St175W88-81
1/7@James Madison223W66-64
1/10@Georgia St293L81-73
1/14Coastal Car232L85-83
1/17James Madison223W77-72
1/22ULM354W115-60
1/28@Texas St245L72-68
1/31@Arkansas St148W70-61
2/4Southern Miss241W81-77
2/7Miami OH84L90-74
2/11@Old Dominion243W81-79
2/14@Ga Southern27861%
2/16South Alabama19465%
2/19@Appalachian St17540%
2/21@Coastal Car23252%
2/24Old Dominion24374%
2/27Ga Southern27880%