NCAA Tournament March Madness
#65 McNeese St
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Projected seed: 11 (automatic qualifier)
McNeese St’s resume is built on a mix of eye-catching neutral wins and meaningful road success tempered by a couple of damaging away losses. Neutral victories over Washington and Murray State and a true road win at Rhode Island show McNeese St can beat quality opponents on unfamiliar floors, and big home wins over Louisiana and East Texas A&M demonstrate it can score in its building. Conversely, the road setback at Santa Clara and the loss at Incarnate Word are blemishes that selection committees will mark against the team because those results stand in contrast to its best moments. The stretch of remaining nonconference and conference games, highlighted by a trip to Michigan and road dates at UTRGV and TAM C. Christi along with home dates against SF Austin and Lamar, gives clear opportunities to erase those bad results and strengthen the profile before bracket time.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7 | @Santa Clara | 80 | L79-67 |
| 11/14 | Louisiana | 325 | W88-62 |
| 11/23 | (N)G Washington | 83 | W92-86 |
| 11/24 | (N)Murray St | 96 | W73-60 |
| 11/25 | (N)MTSU | 159 | W72-62 |
| 12/1 | @Incarnate Word | 169 | L71-67 |
| 12/5 | Northwestern LA | 293 | W92-54 |
| 12/9 | @Rhode Island | 108 | W66-64 |
| 12/12 | East Texas A&M | 296 | W102-66 |
| 12/15 | @Houston Chr | 286 | W78-68 |
| 12/29 | @Michigan | 1 | 3% |
| 1/3 | Lamar | 261 | 94% |
| 1/5 | SF Austin | 141 | 82% |
| 1/10 | SE Louisiana | 279 | 95% |
| 1/12 | Nicholls St | 232 | 93% |
| 1/17 | @UTRGV | 180 | 73% |
| 1/19 | @TAM C. Christi | 222 | 80% |
| 1/24 | New Orleans | 219 | 92% |
| 1/26 | @SE Louisiana | 279 | 86% |
| 1/31 | @Lamar | 261 | 84% |
| 2/2 | @SF Austin | 141 | 63% |
| 2/7 | Incarnate Word | 169 | 86% |
| 2/9 | Houston Chr | 286 | 95% |
| 2/14 | @East Texas A&M | 296 | 88% |
| 2/16 | @Northwestern LA | 293 | 87% |
| 2/21 | TAM C. Christi | 222 | 92% |
| 2/23 | UTRGV | 180 | 88% |
| 2/28 | @New Orleans | 219 | 79% |
| 3/2 | @Nicholls St | 232 | 81% |