NCAA Tournament March Madness

#220 Penn

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Penn's season has been a mixed bag with some notable ups and downs, landing them squarely where they need to bank on winning the Ivy League Tournament to snatch an NCAA bid. Although they managed to snag a surprising victory over Villanova, it's a lone bright spot when considering their overall body of work. This win shows they can compete with higher-tier teams, but losses to teams like MD Eastern Shore, Columbia, and others in their conference suggest inconsistency. The defeat to teams such as Cornell and Princeton, direct conference competitors, puts a dent in their resume, with those games being critical for their standing in the Ivy League. Heavy defeats to powerhouses like Houston and Auburn aren't deal-breakers on their own but highlight the gulf in performance levels that could be exploited in the pressure cooker of March Madness.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8Bucknell302W80-61
11/10@St Joseph's PA105L69-61
11/13Villanova42W76-72
11/18@MD E Shore333L83-80
11/24Lafayette326W74-72
11/25Belmont113L84-79
11/26Monmouth NJ177W76-61
12/2(N)La Salle187L93-92
12/9(N)Kentucky15L81-66
12/11Howard263W78-68
12/23@Rider247W77-73
12/30@Houston3L81-42
1/2@Auburn4L88-68
1/6Dartmouth327W80-51
1/15@Cornell90L77-60
1/20Harvard198L70-61
1/27@Columbia236L84-81
2/2@Brown191L70-61
2/3@Yale78L74-58
2/10@Princeton54L77-70
2/16Yale78L76-62
2/17Brown191L71-64
2/23@Dartmouth327W82-69
2/24@Harvard198L74-70
3/1Cornell90L87-81
3/2Columbia236W84-72
3/9Princeton54L105-83