NCAA Tournament March Madness

#227 Northeastern

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

When looking at Northeastern's season, one observes that despite some quality wins, the overall picture isn't particularly striking. They have shown capabilities in upset potential, like when they edged out Old Dominion and Hofstra, but they've also been inconsistent, struggling against higher-caliber opponents such as Princeton, Seton Hall, and Virginia - all likely NCAA tournament teams. Their inability to consistently beat teams ranked higher within their conference and their losses to lower-tier opposition such as William & Mary are red flags. However, the tight game against Virginia demonstrates that the team can compete aggressively against stronger foes. With the regular season offering limited room for dramatic ranking improvement, their best bet would be to make a strong, possibly championship-winning run in their conference tournament to secure an automatic NCAA tournament bid.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Boston Univ299W67-58
11/11@La Salle187L79-74
11/14@Harvard198L80-56
11/19@East Carolina186W82-76
11/20(N)Kennesaw252L79-77
11/21(N)Ga Southern280W93-76
11/25@Princeton54L80-66
11/29@Seton Hall56L88-75
12/2Old Dominion296W81-68
12/6Vermont93L73-71
12/16@Virginia62L56-54
12/19@Central Conn265W79-74
12/30@Rhode Island197L82-71
1/4Stony Brook154L62-53
1/8@Monmouth NJ177L81-62
1/11Hofstra119W71-68
1/13Towson153W67-59
1/18@NC A&T335L72-65
1/20@Elon312W84-72
1/25UNC Wilmington117L77-54
1/27William & Mary317L72-68
2/1@Towson153L83-76
2/3@Stony Brook154L59-55
2/8@Campbell301W86-76
2/10Monmouth NJ177W77-65
2/15Col Charleston96L77-73
2/17@Hofstra119L82-62
2/22Elon312W61-58
2/24Hampton332W70-62
2/29@Delaware178L73-67
3/2@Drexel140L73-59
3/9(N)Stony Brook154L75-65