NCAA Tournament March Madness

#338 Niagara

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Niagara’s résumé is built around a few modest home wins and the occasional road scalp, but those bright spots are swamped by a series of ugly losses on the road and at neutral sites, most glaringly the blowout at Duke and the tough defeats at Duquesne, VCU, Siena and St. Peter’s that expose a team that struggles away from home and lacks a signature victory. The best moments, namely wins at Binghamton and at Canisius and home victories over Delaware State and Sacred Heart, show the team can close tight games against peer opponents, yet those results don’t counterbalance multiple lopsided setbacks against stronger opposition. Because the schedule included a brutal true road test and several hostile-site losses, the committee will prioritize road and neutral performance over home success. The only realistic way to alter that standing is a run through the conference tournament, where beating familiar league rivals such as Iona, Quinnipiac or Siena in hostile or neutral environments would be necessary to change the outlook.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Duquesne128L83-63
11/8@Binghamton359W67-59
11/10Delaware St362W68-57
11/17@Le Moyne299L74-68
11/21@Duke1L100-42
11/22(N)Howard207L80-70
11/29Detroit217L70-66
12/5@Siena192L83-54
12/7@St Peter's255L71-43
12/13@Morgan St353L81-73
12/15@VCU45L84-58
1/2Sacred Heart296W64-61
1/4Fairfield263L83-75
1/9@Iona259L71-53
1/11@Manhattan330L79-70
1/14@Canisius342W59-54
1/19Mt St Mary's277L68-58
1/22@Fairfield263L62-61
1/24@Sacred Heart296L71-70
1/30Siena192L82-79
2/1Marist204L58-46
2/3Canisius342W65-56
2/7@Quinnipiac219L56-55
2/13Manhattan330L76-69
2/15Iona259W70-68
2/20@Mt St Mary's277L76-63
2/22@Rider357L67-62
2/27Quinnipiac219W78-76
3/1Merrimack179L73-66