NCAA Tournament March Madness

#103 Rhode Island

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Projection: likely out

Rhode Island’s résumé has flashes of the kind of wins a committee notices, with a road victory at Yale and neutral-site triumphs over Temple and Vermont that show it can win away from friendly gyms and in tournament-style settings. Those positives are weakened by clear damage from the loss in Tulsa, the neutral setback to Towson, the home stumble to McNeese State and the reversal at Providence, all of which raise concerns about consistency and the lack of a truly marquee scalp. The remaining slate offers a path to repair the profile through home dates against Canisius, Northeastern, Loyola-Chicago and La Salle but also hands the Rams a string of meaningful tests on the road at George Mason, Davidson, Richmond and Dayton plus critical matchups at home with VCU and St Louis that will determine whether the résumé can be upgraded or further compromised.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Stetson343W93-62
11/7(N)Tulsa73L82-65
11/11Stonehill345W80-57
11/14SUNY Albany319W80-61
11/18@Yale78W86-77
11/24(N)Towson146L62-55
11/25(N)Vermont198W80-65
11/26(N)Temple158W90-75
12/2Brown223W66-56
12/6@Providence68L90-71
12/9McNeese St69L66-64
12/16Canisius33996%
12/22Northeastern21284%
12/31Loyola-Chicago30993%
1/3@George Mason6726%
1/7La Salle26388%
1/10@Davidson12044%
1/14VCU4537%
1/21@Richmond9737%
1/24George Mason6747%
1/27@Dayton5923%
2/1@Duquesne14151%
2/7Richmond9759%
2/10@G Washington7930%
2/14Fordham20483%
2/17St Louis4135%
2/21@La Salle26374%
2/25@St Bonaventure11442%
2/28St Joseph's PA17979%
3/4Duquesne14172%
3/7@Fordham20465%