NCAA Tournament March Madness

#278 Navy

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Navy's resume presents a significant challenge in seeking an at-large bid, largely due to their subpar performance against stronger opponents and inconsistency against weaker competition. Their defeat to St. Joseph's and Rider reflects a pattern of struggles in key matchups. Winning against lower-tier teams like American University and Holy Cross is encouraging, but it’s marred by losses against Colgate and Bucknell, which are fellow conference rivals and thus critical for their standing. With several games left in their conference schedule, Navy must capitalize on matchups, especially improve against mid-tier teams like Bucknell and Colgate, to boost their chances. Ultimately, the path to the tournament hinges on a strong finish in the Patriot League and a shot at the automatic qualifier.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@St Joseph's PA89L70-63
11/8Harvard256W85-80
11/12Rider308L90-79
11/17Campbell216L86-66
11/19Quinnipiac212L74-63
11/29@Penn299W86-78
11/30(N)Elon189L69-63
12/1(N)Maine214L71-66
12/7@NJIT354L69-64
12/15@Virginia Tech155L80-72
12/21@Coppin St362L68-60
12/29@William & Mary227L82-76
1/2American Univ254W81-58
1/5Lafayette291W71-70
1/8@Holy Cross317L70-59
1/11@Loyola MD312L75-74
1/15Colgate261L73-66
1/18@Bucknell231L73-69
1/22Boston Univ303W62-47
1/26@Army325W66-53
1/29@Lehigh281W79-54
2/1Bucknell231L85-75
2/5@Boston Univ303L87-65
2/8@Lafayette291L61-51
2/12Lehigh281W63-60
2/15Army325W61-54
2/19@Colgate261L79-75
2/23Holy Cross317W83-77
2/26@American Univ254W68-60
3/1Loyola MD312W81-68
3/6@Boston Univ303W86-78
3/9@Bucknell231W83-77
3/12@American Univ254L74-52