NCAA Tournament March Madness
#81 Mississippi
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Projection: likely out
The projection makes sense because Mississippi’s résumé shows a handful of nice moments but more damage than distinction away from home. Its best results are road victories at Georgia and at Mississippi State and a home win over Missouri, yet those are offset by nonconference setbacks at Iowa, Utah, Miami and St. John’s and by heavy defeats at Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama plus a costly home loss to rival Mississippi State. Road success has been scarce and the remaining stretch features tough tests at Texas A&M and Auburn along with home dates against Florida, LSU, Vanderbilt and South Carolina that are the team’s last clear chances to add a signature win; until Mississippi collects a marquee result away from its own court or steadies its travel form, the profile is going to struggle to convince a committee.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | SE Louisiana | 284 | W88-58 |
| 11/7 | ULM | 353 | W86-65 |
| 11/11 | Memphis | 99 | W83-77 |
| 11/14 | CS Bakersfield | 317 | W82-60 |
| 11/18 | Austin Peay | 142 | W72-65 |
| 11/25 | (N)Iowa | 25 | L74-69 |
| 11/26 | (N)Utah | 119 | L75-74 |
| 12/2 | Miami FL | 37 | L75-66 |
| 12/6 | @St John's | 21 | L63-58 |
| 12/13 | (N)Southern Miss | 235 | W71-67 |
| 12/17 | (N)Alabama A&M | 303 | W80-66 |
| 12/21 | (N)NC State | 31 | L76-62 |
| 12/29 | Alcorn St | 345 | W79-43 |
| 1/3 | @Oklahoma | 53 | L86-70 |
| 1/7 | Arkansas | 17 | L94-87 |
| 1/10 | Missouri | 54 | W76-69 |
| 1/14 | @Georgia | 43 | W97-95 |
| 1/17 | @Mississippi St | 86 | W68-67 |
| 1/20 | Auburn | 33 | L78-66 |
| 1/24 | @Kentucky | 27 | L72-63 |
| 1/31 | @Vanderbilt | 12 | L71-68 |
| 2/3 | @Tennessee | 19 | L84-66 |
| 2/7 | @Texas | 29 | L79-68 |
| 2/11 | Alabama | 18 | L93-74 |
| 2/14 | Mississippi St | 86 | L90-78 |
| 2/18 | @Texas A&M | 35 | 18% |
| 2/21 | Florida | 5 | 12% |
| 2/25 | LSU | 55 | 52% |
| 2/28 | @Auburn | 33 | 17% |
| 3/3 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 20% |
| 3/7 | South Carolina | 96 | 67% |