NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Penn

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#335 Penn

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Penn's path to the NCAA tournament is fraught with challenges, underscored by a weak overall record and a lack of significant wins. Despite victories against lower-ranked opponents like NJIT and MD Eastern Shore, their losses to teams like St. Joseph's and Villanova highlight a glaring issue with competition at a higher level. The upcoming games against teams such as Cornell and Princeton are crucial; winning these could improve their standing in the Ivy League, but the high likelihood of losses against formidable foes like Penn State and VCU could solidify their struggles. To secure an automatic tournament qualification, they must dominate their conference matchups, which carry the weight of their postseason aspirations.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/4	@NJIT	355	W58-57
11/7	MD E Shore	353	W85-84
11/12	@Lafayette	291	L65-63
11/15	St Joseph's PA	101	L86-69
11/19	@Villanova	72	L93-49
11/29	Navy	347	L86-78
11/30	Maine	203	W77-64
12/1	Elon	124	L68-53
12/7	(N)Drexel	169	L60-47
12/9	@VCU	62	L66-47
12/20	Rider	324	W79-66
12/22	@George Mason	81	28%
12/29	@Penn St	25	22%
1/11	@Dartmouth	279	41%
1/18	Cornell	109	38%
1/20	@Harvard	285	42%
1/25	Columbia	133	41%
1/31	Brown	166	43%
2/1	Yale	92	37%
2/7	Princeton	132	40%
2/14	@Yale	92	30%
2/15	@Brown	166	35%
2/21	Dartmouth	279	49%
2/22	Harvard	285	50%
2/28	@Cornell	109	31%
3/1	@Columbia	133	33%
3/8	@Princeton	132	33%