NCAA Tournament March Madness

#191 N Kentucky

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N Kentucky’s resume features a defining road win at Central Michigan and a string of comfortable nonconference victories over Eastern Kentucky, Wofford, Boston University and Cleveland State that show they can close out manageable opponents, yet the season is marred by a heavy loss at Tennessee, a road setback at ETSU and a one-possession defeat at PFW that leave clear blemishes the committee will weigh. The Central Michigan road result proves they can win away from home but the Tennessee and ETSU losses expose limits against higher-level opposition and uneven on-the-road consistency keeps upside in check. With a conference stretch that includes trips to Bellarmine, Robert Morris, Wright State and Cleveland State and several home chances against Oakland, Green Bay and Milwaukee along with multiple meetings with Youngstown State, there are plenty of opportunities to erase bad results and add resume-building wins. Overall the profile reads like a team with solid mid-tier victories and a few encouraging road performances but also damaging losses that must be repaired in the coming league slate.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Tennessee18L95-56
11/12@ETSU111L75-63
11/20@C Michigan313W90-66
11/24E Kentucky263W82-71
11/26Wofford253W93-83
11/29Boston Univ289W74-65
12/3Cleveland St325W95-80
12/6@PFW230L79-77
12/13@Bellarmine28656%
12/17Oakland14550%
12/21Col Charleston18259%
12/29@Robert Morris17836%
1/1IUPUI34689%
1/4Youngstown St15955%
1/9@WI Milwaukee23146%
1/11@WI Green Bay27854%
1/15Detroit29778%
1/17Robert Morris17858%
1/24@Wright St14228%
1/30@Detroit29759%
2/1@Oakland14529%
2/4WI Green Bay27875%
2/7WI Milwaukee23168%
2/12@IUPUI34675%
2/18PFW23067%
2/21@Youngstown St15933%
2/22@Youngstown St15933%
2/25@Cleveland St32566%
2/28Wright St14249%