NCAA Tournament March Madness

#96 Maryland

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Projection: likely out

Maryland’s profile reads like a team on the cusp that has flashed upside but also handed the committee reasons for pause; the resume features a resume-building road victory at Marquette and a neutral-site victory over UNLV yet is marred by lopsided neutral losses to Gonzaga and Alabama and an early stumble against Georgetown, so the best wins are offset by damaging defeats. The Terrapins have shown they can win away from home, which the committee values, but inconsistency on the road and at home leaves doubt about signature quality wins. A stretch of upcoming games that includes a home date with Michigan and high-profile home opportunities against opponents such as Purdue and Indiana plus road tests at blue-blood programs like UCLA and Illinois gives Maryland several clear paths to strengthen the resume, while losses in those spots would cement the concerns raised by the earlier blowouts.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Coppin St364W83-61
11/7Georgetown92L70-60
11/11Alcorn St334W84-64
11/15@Marquette93W89-82
11/19Mt St Mary's308W95-90
11/24(N)UNLV132W74-67
11/25(N)Gonzaga3L100-61
11/26(N)Alabama13L105-72
12/2Wagner314W89-63
12/6@Iowa22L83-64
12/13Michigan16%
12/20@Virginia2313%
12/28Old Dominion22086%
1/2Oregon9159%
1/7Indiana2128%
1/10@UCLA3116%
1/13@USC3517%
1/18Penn St11066%
1/21@Illinois96%
1/24@Michigan St127%
2/1Purdue513%
2/5Ohio St3635%
2/8@Minnesota11545%
2/11Iowa2228%
2/15@Rutgers13551%
2/18@Northwestern6126%
2/21Washington4842%
2/25@Nebraska2714%
3/1Rutgers13572%
3/4@Wisconsin3818%
3/8Illinois917%