NCAA Tournament March Madness

#271 Merrimack

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Merrimack’s profile combines a handful of meaningful wins with several damaging defeats, leaving its résumé defined by inconsistency. Its most persuasive moments include a road victory at Boston University and a neutral-site triumph over La Salle alongside clean home wins versus league peers, which show the team can close out games against comparable competition. Those positives are offset by ugly losses on the road at major conference opponents and a pair of neutral-site setbacks that expose a lack of competitiveness against stronger teams and raise questions about its ceiling. The schedule has not been protected, with early road tests already on the ledger and more true road games ahead at places like Princeton and Vermont, so road and neutral performance will be the deciding factor. With a run of winnable conference dates left and several clear opportunities to add quality wins away from home, Merrimack can still change how the résumé reads, but avoiding further damaging results is essential.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)S Dakota St177L75-66
11/6@Auburn30L95-57
11/11@Tarleton St195L76-62
11/15@Boston Univ289W91-79
11/19Maine317W72-65
11/21@Florida14L80-45
11/28@Penn246L77-65
11/29(N)Hofstra119L78-58
11/30(N)La Salle252W66-60
12/4Rider349W68-66
12/7Fairfield299W74-63
12/10@Princeton26938%
12/14@Vermont19727%
12/29@Sacred Heart28842%
1/2Mt St Mary's30869%
1/4Manhattan31070%
1/9@Siena15019%
1/11@St Peter's30747%
1/17Quinnipiac15138%
1/19@Marist15721%
1/22@Iona17423%
1/24St Peter's30769%
2/1Sacred Heart28864%
2/5@Mt St Mary's30847%
2/7@Rider34963%
2/12Marist15740%
2/15@Quinnipiac15119%
2/20Siena15038%
2/22Iona17443%
2/27@Canisius35267%
3/1@Niagara35166%