NCAA Tournament March Madness

#353 Morgan St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Morgan State’s only realistic path to the bracket runs through the conference tournament because the résumé lacks a signature nonconference win and is punctuated by a string of lopsided losses away from home, notably at DePaul, California, San Francisco, Old Dominion, Loyola Marymount and Georgetown, results that will be difficult for a committee to overlook. The program’s brightest moments are narrow, gritty victories on the road at Howard, Norfolk State and Coppin State plus a close win at Delaware State and home wins over Niagara and South Carolina State, but those are wins against modest opposition that do not replace a marquee triumph. With upcoming games against South Carolina State, North Carolina Central, Delaware State, Howard, Norfolk State and Coppin State remaining, the team can inch its profile forward by winning the games that matter most on the road; without those conference wins to offset the damaging nonconference defeats, the only sure way in is to take the league’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Georgetown83L87-70
11/11UMBC238L81-79
11/15@Mercyhurst291L86-72
11/18NC A&T286L79-73
11/21@Old Dominion243L88-56
11/25Drexel227L71-66
12/6Longwood284L84-80
12/9@DePaul112L92-49
12/13Niagara341W81-73
12/19@California67L97-50
12/21@San Francisco130L94-64
12/23@Loy Marymount152L83-56
1/3@MD E Shore339L66-49
1/10S Carolina St358W72-67
1/12NC Central346L89-78
1/17@Delaware St359W80-79
1/24@Howard228W78-77
1/26@Norfolk St311W79-78
1/31@Coppin St364W89-80
2/7MD E Shore339W79-71
2/14@S Carolina St35845%
2/16@NC Central34635%
2/21Delaware St35969%
2/28Howard22824%
3/2Norfolk St31142%
3/5Coppin St36477%