NCAA Tournament March Madness

#283 Morehead St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Morehead St's résumé makes the need for an automatic bid obvious because the nonconference slate is defined more by heavy defeats at major-conference road stops like Wake Forest, Georgia and Clemson and a lopsided setback at Murray St than by any signature victories. Its best moments — a neutral-site upset of ULM and key conference road wins at Ark Little Rock and Southern Indiana along with close victories over SIUE — show it can win the games that matter in league play but they are not marquee wins that change the committee's perception. The most damaging results are the ugly neutral loss to Tennessee St and avoidable road setbacks at IUPUI and Lindenwood which highlight inconsistency away from home. With that mix the clearest path to the tournament is winning the conference's automatic bid and the neutral-site rematches with SE Missouri St and Tennessee St are the concrete opportunities to alter the narrative.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Wake Forest74L81-65
11/9@Georgia32L120-81
11/11@Clemson36L83-56
11/21@ETSU167L77-62
11/22(N)ULM351W83-80
11/29@IUPUI317L85-80
12/2@Murray St122L84-52
12/6@Presbyterian270L80-72
12/16Ark Little Rock311W78-64
12/20@Southern Indiana339W64-60
1/1@Lindenwood267L77-64
1/3@SIUE256W73-72
1/8TN Martin223L76-68
1/10SE Missouri St232W71-69
1/15@Tennessee St187L105-100
1/17@Tennessee Tech315W76-70
1/22W Illinois364W71-66
1/24E Illinois323W73-68
1/29SIUE256W67-65
1/31Lindenwood267L79-78
2/5@SE Missouri St232L82-70
2/7@TN Martin223W61-55
2/12Tennessee Tech315W73-66
2/14Tennessee St187W94-86
2/19@E Illinois323W73-70
2/21@W Illinois364W81-59
2/24Southern Indiana339W64-63
2/26@Ark Little Rock311W76-70
3/6(N)SE Missouri St232W66-61
3/7(N)Tennessee St187L93-67