NCAA Tournament March Madness

#287 Mercyhurst

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Mercyhurst’s profile makes it clear why the most realistic path to the tournament is through the conference automatic bid; a road win at Loyola‑Chicago and comfortable home victories over Binghamton and Central Connecticut show they can close out lesser opponents, but those bright spots are overwhelmed by heavy losses at West Virginia, Syracuse and Northwestern and by narrow defeats at Canisius, Chicago State and LIU Brooklyn that undermine an at‑large case. With the bulk of quality resume opportunities coming inside the conference rather than on neutral floors or against top nonconference foes, their best moments prove potential while the worst results expose inconsistency and a lack of marquee road triumphs. The conference tournament therefore represents the clearest chance to erase earlier blemishes, string together signature victories and secure the one guaranteed ticket.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Northwestern57L70-47
11/6@Loyola-Chicago280W73-65
11/12@Canisius342L58-55
11/15Morgan St353W86-72
11/20@Miami OH93L76-71
11/23@Marshall208L69-60
11/30@West Virginia59L70-38
12/5@Lafayette325L79-71
12/13@Davidson114L80-47
12/17@Syracuse83L76-62
12/20Binghamton359W82-61
1/2F Dickinson336L74-67
1/4Le Moyne299W74-60
1/8@LIU Brooklyn216L60-58
1/10@Wagner305W70-69
1/17Stonehill334L62-57
1/19Central Conn306W79-61
1/23@New Haven328W61-57
1/25Chicago St344W61-59
1/29New Haven328W70-51
1/31@Chicago St344L78-74
2/5St Francis PA354W98-89
2/7@F Dickinson336L55-52
2/12@Le Moyne299L58-57
2/14@St Francis PA354W94-79
2/19Wagner305L83-80
2/21LIU Brooklyn216W91-83
2/26@Central Conn306L80-78
2/28@Stonehill334W75-72
3/4F Dickinson336W70-61
3/7Stonehill334W56-51
3/10@LIU Brooklyn216L79-70