NCAA Tournament March Madness

#295 Penn

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Penn's chances of making the NCAA tournament hinge largely on their overall strength of schedule and recent performances. A tough out-of-conference slate, highlighted by losses to teams like Villanova and St. Joseph's, has hurt their profile, compounded by a lack of quality wins against ranked opponents. Their narrow victories against weaker teams like NJIT and MD Eastern Shore don't adequately impress the selection committee, and only a few wins against competitive Ivy League rivals are on the record. As they head into crucial games against teams like Princeton and Yale, the need for some standout performances will be vital to bolster their resume and secure an automatic qualifier spot, especially given their tendency to struggle against tougher competition.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@NJIT353W58-57
11/7MD E Shore360W85-84
11/12@Lafayette291L65-63
11/15St Joseph's PA79L86-69
11/19@Villanova56L93-49
11/29Navy278L86-78
11/30Maine222W77-64
12/1Elon183L68-53
12/7(N)Drexel202L60-47
12/9@VCU34L66-47
12/20Rider310W79-66
12/22@George Mason88L85-53
12/29@Penn St59L86-66
1/11@Dartmouth192L73-70
1/18Cornell133L86-76
1/20@Harvard263W82-67
1/25Columbia281W93-78
1/31Brown217L88-79
2/1Yale70L90-61
2/7Princeton201L61-59
2/14@Yale70L72-71
2/15@Brown217L82-72
2/21Dartmouth192W88-75
2/22Harvard263L79-78
2/28@Cornell133L90-62
3/1@Columbia281W92-87
3/8@Princeton20140%