NCAA Tournament March Madness

#179 Merrimack

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Merrimack’s profile reads like a team that mastered its conference but struggled to earn respect outside it, with the most damaging moments coming on the road at blue‑blood programs such as Auburn and Florida and a neutral defeat to Hofstra that leave the nonconference ledger thin, while its cleanest resume items are road wins at Princeton and Boston University and a string of conference and neutral‑site victories over Sacred Heart and Marist that show the team can win away from home and perform in a tournament setting. The committee will reward the conference body of work and the neutral‑site tournament wins but will also be wary of the blown‑out losses to top power programs and the lack of a marquee nonconference scalp, so the safest outcome for Merrimack is a low placement that essentially requires capturing the automatic berth to guarantee a spot. With limited opportunities left to add a resume‑changing win, the team’s internal conference strength carries value while its external resume keeps it on the margin.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)S Dakota St220L75-66
11/6@Auburn38L95-57
11/11@Tarleton St221L76-62
11/15@Boston Univ261W91-79
11/19Maine348W72-65
11/21@Florida4L80-45
11/28@Penn150L77-65
11/29(N)Hofstra87L78-58
11/30(N)La Salle233W66-60
12/4Rider357W68-66
12/7Fairfield263W74-63
12/10@Princeton252W59-56
12/14@Vermont240L66-59
12/29@Sacred Heart296W80-72
1/2Mt St Mary's277W75-65
1/4Manhattan330W73-66
1/9@Siena192W63-59
1/11@St Peter's255L76-63
1/17Quinnipiac219W83-71
1/19@Marist204W68-55
1/22@Iona259L61-60
1/24St Peter's255W67-59
2/1Sacred Heart296W75-58
2/5@Mt St Mary's277W87-70
2/7@Rider357W73-47
2/12Marist204W81-56
2/15@Quinnipiac219W56-49
2/20Siena192W79-72
2/22Iona259W88-86
2/27@Canisius342L67-62
3/1@Niagara338W73-66
3/6(N)Sacred Heart296W70-48
3/8(N)Marist204W58-57
3/10(N)Siena192L64-54