NCAA Tournament March Madness

#256 Nicholls St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

A brutal nonconference gauntlet that included road defeats at Kentucky, Creighton, Oklahoma State and Murray State has left Nicholls State with very little in the way of signature résumé wins. The home triumph over Incarnate Word and competitive outings at Valparaiso and Tulane are the program’s most defendable moments, but the severity of the losses at blue‑blood and high‑major stops outweighs those positives because committees value road and neutral success against strong opponents. The remainder of the schedule is a Southland grind that features home chances against Houston Christian, Northwestern Louisiana, New Orleans and Lamar where the Colonels can accumulate resume-building victories, and it also includes true road tests at McNeese State and Incarnate Word that offer the limited opportunities to repair nonconference damage. That mix of scant high-quality wins, damaging nonconference setbacks away from home, and a conference slate that can either repair or further expose the résumé explains the team’s current standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Kentucky20L77-51
11/7@E Illinois337L65-57
11/12@Valparaiso198L68-63
11/15@Murray St112L99-79
11/22@Oklahoma St49L95-81
11/28@Tulane187L82-72
12/2@Creighton65L96-76
12/6Incarnate Word192W74-67
12/17Houston Chr26963%
12/21@Pacific12315%
12/29@TAM C. Christi21933%
12/31@UTRGV19329%
1/3East Texas A&M29267%
1/5Northwestern LA30070%
1/10@New Orleans21432%
1/12@McNeese St767%
1/17Lamar22756%
1/19SF Austin14338%
1/24@SE Louisiana28243%
1/26New Orleans21454%
1/31@East Texas A&M29246%
2/2@Northwestern LA30048%
2/7TAM C. Christi21955%
2/9UTRGV19350%
2/14@Incarnate Word19228%
2/16@Houston Chr26941%
2/21@SF Austin14319%
2/23@Lamar22734%
2/28SE Louisiana28265%
3/2McNeese St7618%