NCAA Tournament March Madness

#286 Mercyhurst

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Mercyhurst needs the automatic qualifier because its résumé is built more on wins over Northeast Conference peers and a lone eye‑catching road victory at Loyola‑Chicago than on any meaningful success against top programs, and the profile is scarred by heavy defeats at Northwestern, West Virginia, Davidson and Syracuse that will overshadow its home and league wins. The best moments — gritty victories in conference play and a clutch road triumph at Loyola‑Chicago — show the team can beat its immediate competition, but the worst moments on hostile courts leave the committee with little evidence of sustained quality away from home or in neutral settings. Given a schedule that produced more damaging losses to major opponents than signature wins, the clear path to the NCAA field runs through winning the Northeast Conference’s postseason tournament where every game becomes an opportunity to change the narrative.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Northwestern66L70-47
11/6@Loyola-Chicago301W73-65
11/12@Canisius343L58-55
11/15Morgan St351W86-72
11/20@Miami OH90L76-71
11/23@Marshall196L69-60
11/30@West Virginia56L70-38
12/5@Lafayette327L79-71
12/13@Davidson111L80-47
12/17@Syracuse81L76-62
12/20Binghamton359W82-61
1/2F Dickinson336L74-67
1/4Le Moyne296W74-60
1/8@LIU Brooklyn215L60-58
1/10@Wagner311W70-69
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 Moyne296L58-57
2/14@St Francis PA354W94-79
2/19Wagner311L83-80
2/21LIU Brooklyn215W91-83
2/26@Central Conn306L80-78
2/28@Stonehill334W75-72
3/4F Dickinson336W70-61
3/7Stonehill33476%