NCAA Tournament March Madness

#275 Norfolk St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Norfolk State’s resume mixes encouraging results with damaging losses in a way that makes the committee cautious. The Spartans have shown they can close tight games away from home and on neutral courts with wins over Hampton at home, a neutral-site victory against Jackson State, and a gritty road win at UTEP, which are valuable because they came outside their building. Those positives are offset by heavy defeats at Arizona and at Baylor and a lopsided neutral loss to UC Irvine, along with road setbacks at Old Dominion, Towson, and James Madison that expose inconsistency away from hostile environments. With the defense more reliable than the offense and scoring struggles especially evident in tough atmospheres, the remaining conference slate against Maryland Eastern Shore, Coppin State, Morgan State, Howard, NC Central, and Delaware State presents clear opportunities to rebuild the résumé while also carrying a risky road trip at Howard that could complicate matters if it goes poorly.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8William & Mary113L81-78
11/11@Old Dominion241L60-57
11/14@Towson147L51-41
11/21Hampton247W62-60
11/23@Wyoming98L75-67
11/29@Arizona2L98-61
12/6@James Madison221L68-67
12/10@Baylor29L97-67
12/18(N)Grambling244L80-68
12/19(N)Jackson St339W82-72
12/21@UTEP261W72-71
12/22(N)UC Irvine136L89-70
12/28@Louisiana316L63-54
1/3@NC Central35264%
1/10@Delaware St35565%
1/12MD E Shore34279%
1/17@S Carolina St36174%
1/24Coppin St36495%
1/26Morgan St36088%
1/31@Howard26738%
2/7NC Central35282%
2/14Delaware St35583%
2/16@MD E Shore34259%
2/21S Carolina St36189%
2/28@Coppin St36486%
3/2@Morgan St36073%
3/5Howard26760%