NCAA Tournament March Madness

#321 Norfolk St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Norfolk State’s résumé points to the conference tournament as the only reliable route to the national field because its best wins are against low-major opponents and its nonconference body of work is marred by damaging road losses at Arizona and Baylor and by close setbacks at Old Dominion, James Madison, Towson and Wyoming; a neutral-site victory over Jackson State and home wins in league play are useful but they do not substitute for a signature road or neutral victory against a quality opponent, and a neutral loss to UC Irvine only reinforces that gap. League victories show the team can dominate its peers at home, yet the pattern of poor results away from Norfolk State’s gym leaves the selection case thin, so the practical path to the tournament runs straight through winning the Mid-Eastern conference crown.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8William & Mary145L81-78
11/11@Old Dominion248L60-57
11/14@Towson157L51-41
11/21Hampton272W62-60
11/23@Wyoming98L75-67
11/29@Arizona3L98-61
12/6@James Madison212L68-67
12/10@Baylor48L97-67
12/18(N)Grambling298L80-68
12/19(N)Jackson St341W82-72
12/21@UTEP277W72-71
12/22(N)UC Irvine106L89-70
12/28@Louisiana313L63-54
1/3@NC Central353L69-67
1/10@Delaware St362W66-64
1/12MD E Shore349L74-70
1/17@S Carolina St356W89-82
1/24Coppin St363W103-76
1/26Morgan St352L79-78
1/31@Howard202L88-60
2/7NC Central353W75-68
2/14Delaware St362W75-58
2/16@MD E Shore349W70-66
2/21S Carolina St356W90-71
2/28@Coppin St363W75-69
3/2@Morgan St352L90-84
3/5Howard202L84-76
3/12(N)S Carolina St35672%