NCAA Tournament March Madness

#113 Miami OH

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Projection: likely out

Miami Ohio’s résumé features an offense that can pile up points and a surprising willingness to win on the road, with victories at Air Force, UNC Asheville, Eastern Kentucky, Wright State and Ball State and a neutral-site triumph over UNC Greensboro showing it can travel, but those wins mostly come against modest competition so the profile lacks a marquee nonconference scalp or a true road victory over an established opponent. Defensive inconsistency has been a recurring theme, which forces the offense to carry the team and makes slipups costly against better mid‑American opponents. The remaining stretch, including trips to Toledo, Buffalo, Kent and visits to Bowling Green and Akron, represents clear opportunities to flip the narrative because wins in those venues would convert the many victories into quality wins while defeats would cement the view that the schedule was soft. Until Miami answers those road tests, its body of work reads as a club with plenty of wins but too few meaningful ones to erase doubt.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Old Dominion217W87-72
11/15@Air Force323W76-61
11/20Mercyhurst319W76-71
11/23Ark Pine Bluff346W111-84
11/26(N)UNC Greensboro289W82-71
12/6Maine350W93-61
12/10@UNC Asheville249W90-87
12/13@E Kentucky271W79-69
12/16@Wright St148W83-76
12/20@Ball St316W86-77
12/30@Bowling Green10736%
1/3Akron5540%
1/6W Michigan27988%
1/9@Toledo16052%
1/10@Toledo16052%
1/13C Michigan32694%
1/17Buffalo18377%
1/20@Kent13244%
1/27Massachusetts17476%
1/31N Illinois31793%
2/3@Buffalo18357%
2/14Ohio20080%
2/17@Massachusetts17455%
2/21Bowling Green10758%
2/24@E Michigan20862%
2/28@W Michigan27974%
3/3Toledo16073%
3/6@Ohio20061%