NCAA Tournament March Madness

#31 Miami FL

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Projected seed: 7

Miami’s placement stems from a resume that pairs resume-defining wins on the road and at home with some ugly blemishes in neutral settings, so the committee sees a team that looks capable but not bulletproof. Road victories at Notre Dame and NC State and a home win over North Carolina, plus quality road wins at Mississippi and SMU and a neutral-site triumph over Georgetown, give Miami the sort of top-line victories that earn respect. Those wins are offset by neutral-site setbacks to Florida and BYU, a heavy neutral loss to Virginia and a home defeat to Louisville, which create doubts about the team’s consistency against top competition. The difficult nonconference slate that featured Florida, BYU, Stanford, California and Louisville has supplied both upside and damage, and the Hurricanes’ ability to win away from home in league play helps the case while the bad neutral results hold it back. That balance explains the current projection and also leaves a clear path to move up with a deep conference run or another signature win while a few more poor results would keep them pinned where they are.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Jacksonville295W86-69
11/6Bethune-Cookman243W101-61
11/10Stetson303W102-61
11/16(N)Florida4L82-68
11/20Elon230W99-72
11/23Delaware St362W97-41
11/27(N)BYU23L72-62
11/28(N)Georgetown79W78-65
12/2@Mississippi65W75-66
12/6Southern Miss218W88-64
12/13ULM351W104-79
12/16Florida Intl194W98-81
12/21North Florida335W105-67
12/30Pittsburgh94W76-69
1/7@Wake Forest74W81-77
1/10Georgia Tech162W91-81
1/13@Notre Dame89W81-69
1/17@Clemson36L69-59
1/20Florida St56L65-63
1/24@Syracuse83W85-76
1/28Stanford58W79-70
1/31California73L86-85
2/7@Boston College156W74-68
2/10North Carolina29W75-66
2/14@NC State34W77-76
2/17Virginia Tech55W67-66
2/21@Virginia13L86-83
2/24@Florida St56W83-73
2/28Boston College156W76-54
3/4@SMU42W77-69
3/7Louisville19L92-89
3/12(N)Louisville19W78-73
3/13(N)Virginia13L84-62