NCAA Tournament March Madness
#313 Norfolk St
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Norfolk State’s projection is sensible because its résumé mixes a few respectable wins with a run of damaging road losses that leave little room for an at-large case; a gritty road victory at UTEP and a neutral-site win over Jackson State are outweighed by heavy setbacks at Arizona and Baylor and tight defeats at James Madison and Old Dominion that expose offensive inconsistency and poor results away from home. Home and neutral wins against conference opponents such as Delaware State and Coppin State help the profile but lack the heft of true quadrant-quality victories, and the defense has carried more of the load than the offense. With the remaining slate offering winnable conference games and the conference tournament standing as the clearest path to the NCAA field, the team’s last regular-season opportunities are its best chance to erase earlier damage and present a cleaner résumé to the committee.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8 | William & Mary | 126 | L81-78 |
| 11/11 | @Old Dominion | 243 | L60-57 |
| 11/14 | @Towson | 171 | L51-41 |
| 11/21 | Hampton | 257 | W62-60 |
| 11/23 | @Wyoming | 99 | L75-67 |
| 11/29 | @Arizona | 3 | L98-61 |
| 12/6 | @James Madison | 221 | L68-67 |
| 12/10 | @Baylor | 45 | L97-67 |
| 12/18 | (N)Grambling | 277 | L80-68 |
| 12/19 | (N)Jackson St | 337 | W82-72 |
| 12/21 | @UTEP | 266 | W72-71 |
| 12/22 | (N)UC Irvine | 114 | L89-70 |
| 12/28 | @Louisiana | 307 | L63-54 |
| 1/3 | @NC Central | 346 | L69-67 |
| 1/10 | @Delaware St | 359 | W66-64 |
| 1/12 | MD E Shore | 342 | L74-70 |
| 1/17 | @S Carolina St | 358 | W89-82 |
| 1/24 | Coppin St | 364 | W103-76 |
| 1/26 | Morgan St | 352 | L79-78 |
| 1/31 | @Howard | 231 | L88-60 |
| 2/7 | NC Central | 346 | W75-68 |
| 2/14 | Delaware St | 359 | W75-58 |
| 2/16 | @MD E Shore | 342 | 52% |
| 2/21 | S Carolina St | 358 | 84% |
| 2/28 | @Coppin St | 364 | 73% |
| 3/2 | @Morgan St | 352 | 58% |
| 3/5 | Howard | 231 | 42% |