NCAA Tournament March Madness
#269 Princeton
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Princeton’s résumé is built around a couple of solid home wins over Bucknell and Northeastern but has been undermined by a string of damaging results away and on neutral courts. The Tigers were taken apart at Akron and at Kansas and also absorbed lopsided neutral losses to Bradley, Temple and Vermont, which overwhelm the modest profile-building moments. There are encouraging flashes — competitive outings at Loyola–Chicago and a tight neutral game with St. Joseph’s — yet no signature road or neutral victory against a quality opponent. With Ivy League play looming and a nonconference trip to Temple still on the slate, Princeton has clear chances to repair the resume, but selection committees will be watching whether the Tigers can start winning away from home and stop piling up bad neutral-site results.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8 | @Akron | 54 | L104-69 |
| 11/11 | Bucknell | 302 | W73-63 |
| 11/15 | @Kansas | 17 | L76-57 |
| 11/18 | @Iona | 174 | L89-69 |
| 11/20 | Northeastern | 210 | W70-57 |
| 11/24 | (N)Bradley | 125 | L88-64 |
| 11/25 | (N)Temple | 163 | L79-75 |
| 11/26 | (N)Vermont | 197 | L79-74 |
| 11/30 | (N)St Joseph's PA | 180 | L60-58 |
| 12/3 | @Monmouth NJ | 212 | L63-58 |
| 12/6 | @Loyola-Chicago | 291 | L73-68 |
| 12/10 | Merrimack | 271 | 62% |
| 12/22 | @Temple | 163 | 22% |
| 12/30 | Vermont | 197 | 49% |
| 1/5 | Penn | 246 | 57% |
| 1/10 | Yale | 77 | 17% |
| 1/17 | @Harvard | 208 | 30% |
| 1/19 | @Dartmouth | 270 | 39% |
| 1/24 | Brown | 216 | 52% |
| 1/30 | @Cornell | 167 | 23% |
| 1/31 | @Columbia | 129 | 15% |
| 2/7 | @Penn | 246 | 35% |
| 2/13 | Cornell | 167 | 42% |
| 2/14 | Columbia | 129 | 31% |
| 2/20 | @Brown | 216 | 31% |
| 2/27 | Harvard | 208 | 51% |
| 2/28 | Dartmouth | 270 | 61% |
| 3/7 | @Yale | 77 | 7% |