NCAA Tournament March Madness

#45 Mississippi

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Projection: likely out

Mississippi’s résumé has a clear best moment in its win over Memphis but it is offset by damaging missed opportunities, most notably the close losses to Iowa and the neutral-site defeat to Utah that raise questions about the team’s ability to finish against quality opponents. The SEC grind has offered few signature road victories and the schedule still contains a brutal string of true road tests at places such as St John’s, NC State, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M that represent the only way to vault the résumé into safer territory. Home chances against the likes of Alabama and Florida and the rematch with Mississippi State can help, yet until this team proves it can win away from home against recognized opponents its profile will look thin and vulnerable when brackets are being settled.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3SE Louisiana261W88-58
11/7ULM359W86-65
11/11Memphis69W83-77
11/14CS Bakersfield275W82-60
11/18Austin Peay160W72-65
11/25Iowa22L74-69
11/26(N)Utah126L75-74
12/2Miami FL4964%
12/6@St John's1822%
12/13(N)Southern Miss21291%
12/17(N)Alabama A&M31396%
12/21@NC State2832%
12/29Alcorn St32798%
1/3@Oklahoma6047%
1/7Arkansas3557%
1/10Missouri3154%
1/13@Georgia3736%
1/17@Mississippi St7853%
1/20Auburn2451%
1/24@Kentucky1218%
1/31Vanderbilt1135%
2/3@Tennessee1419%
2/7@Texas3837%
2/11Alabama1337%
2/14Mississippi St7874%
2/18@Texas A&M6549%
2/21Florida1639%
2/25LSU3658%
2/28@Auburn2429%
3/4@Vanderbilt1117%
3/7South Carolina8777%