NCAA Tournament March Madness

#200 N Kentucky

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Northern Kentucky’s profile is defined by a couple of ugly nonconference defeats and a few resume-building moments that keep the picture salvageable. The heavy road loss at Tennessee and the stumble at East Tennessee State are the program’s worst moments because they create a glaring hole away from home, while the road win at Central Michigan and victories over Eastern Kentucky and Cleveland State are the best moments because they show the team can win on the road and finish games against quality midmajor opponents. Conference play has been uneven with damaging home losses to Oakland and College of Charleston offset by a tight road win at Bellarmine and a narrow defeat at Purdue Fort Wayne, so the selection eyes will be on how consistent this team is away from its own gym. The remaining schedule still offers clear chances to repair the resume with road trips to Wright State, Oakland, Green Bay and Cleveland State and manageable home dates against IUPUI and Detroit, and how Northern Kentucky performs in those specific venues will decide whether the good wins outweigh the bad losses.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Tennessee14L95-56
11/12@ETSU127L75-63
11/20@C Michigan333W90-66
11/24E Kentucky265W82-71
11/26Wofford222W93-83
11/29Boston Univ291W74-65
12/3Cleveland St324W95-80
12/6@PFW225L79-77
12/13@Bellarmine248W80-76
12/17Oakland144L82-77
12/21Col Charleston173L85-74
12/29@Robert Morris186W79-77
1/1IUPUI34588%
1/4Youngstown St17456%
1/9@WI Milwaukee20139%
1/11@WI Green Bay27954%
1/15Detroit27574%
1/17Robert Morris18658%
1/24@Wright St14026%
1/30@Detroit27553%
2/1@Oakland14427%
2/4WI Green Bay27974%
2/7WI Milwaukee20161%
2/12@IUPUI34573%
2/18PFW22565%
2/21@Youngstown St17434%
2/22@Youngstown St17434%
2/25@Cleveland St32466%
2/28Wright St14047%