NCAA Tournament March Madness

#72 Mississippi

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Projection: likely out

Mississippi’s resume reads like a team on the edge because its best moments show clear road grit while its worst results are the sort that selection committees punish. Road wins at Georgia and at Mississippi State, along with a home win over Missouri, prove this roster can close out tough games away from home, yet neutral-site losses to Iowa and NC State, a road defeat at St. John’s and heavy setbacks at Oklahoma and Arkansas expose a vulnerability against upper‑tier competition. Close nonconference losses to Utah and Miami and a stumble against Memphis have left little margin for error. The remaining slate features high‑value chances at home against Vanderbilt, Alabama, Mississippi State, Florida and LSU and difficult road tests at Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Auburn and Vanderbilt plus a home date with South Carolina, so the team still has the opportunity to flip its profile with signature road or neutral wins but must avoid more damaging losses to make a convincing tournament case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3SE Louisiana264W88-58
11/7ULM360W86-65
11/11Memphis104W83-77
11/14CS Bakersfield302W82-60
11/18Austin Peay169W72-65
11/25(N)Iowa21L74-69
11/26(N)Utah112L75-74
12/2Miami FL38L75-66
12/6@St John's23L63-58
12/13(N)Southern Miss251W71-67
12/17(N)Alabama A&M295W80-66
12/21(N)NC State26L76-62
12/29Alcorn St344W79-43
1/3@Oklahoma65L86-70
1/7Arkansas22L94-87
1/10Missouri56W76-69
1/14@Georgia33W97-95
1/17@Mississippi St96W68-67
1/20Auburn25L78-66
1/24@Kentucky28L72-63
1/31Vanderbilt1325%
2/3@Tennessee2014%
2/7@Texas3622%
2/11Alabama1930%
2/14Mississippi St9670%
2/18@Texas A&M3121%
2/21Florida1122%
2/25LSU4247%
2/28@Auburn2518%
3/4@Vanderbilt1311%
3/7South Carolina7764%