NCAA Tournament March Madness
#34 Miami FL
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Projected seed: 8
Miami’s resume is defined by a stingy defense and a couple of eye-catching wins—the road victory at Mississippi and the neutral-site win over Georgetown—but those highlights are dimmed by ugly neutral losses at Florida and BYU and a string of blowouts against low-end opponents that won’t carry much weight. The upcoming stretch with road tests at Wake Forest, Clemson, Notre Dame, Virginia and SMU and home chances against Louisville and North Carolina offers Miami the clearest path to validate its résumé by winning away from home and beating quality teams, while any more bad results against top-level opponents would keep their profile flattened despite the defensive identity.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Jacksonville | 290 | W86-69 |
| 11/6 | Bethune-Cookman | 229 | W101-61 |
| 11/10 | Stetson | 340 | W102-61 |
| 11/16 | (N)Florida | 15 | L82-68 |
| 11/20 | Elon | 171 | W99-72 |
| 11/23 | Delaware St | 357 | W97-41 |
| 11/27 | (N)BYU | 11 | L72-62 |
| 11/28 | (N)Georgetown | 92 | W78-65 |
| 12/2 | @Mississippi | 51 | W75-66 |
| 12/6 | Southern Miss | 200 | W88-64 |
| 12/13 | ULM | 354 | 100% |
| 12/16 | Florida Intl | 181 | 94% |
| 12/21 | North Florida | 335 | 99% |
| 12/30 | Pittsburgh | 108 | 86% |
| 1/7 | @Wake Forest | 45 | 46% |
| 1/10 | Georgia Tech | 136 | 90% |
| 1/13 | @Notre Dame | 60 | 52% |
| 1/17 | @Clemson | 26 | 34% |
| 1/20 | Florida St | 96 | 83% |
| 1/24 | @Syracuse | 67 | 54% |
| 1/28 | Stanford | 90 | 82% |
| 1/31 | California | 71 | 75% |
| 2/7 | @Boston College | 144 | 79% |
| 2/10 | North Carolina | 24 | 55% |
| 2/14 | @NC State | 28 | 35% |
| 2/17 | Virginia Tech | 62 | 74% |
| 2/21 | @Virginia | 23 | 33% |
| 2/24 | @Florida St | 96 | 66% |
| 2/28 | Boston College | 144 | 91% |
| 3/4 | @SMU | 40 | 41% |
| 3/7 | Louisville | 14 | 42% |