NCAA Tournament March Madness

#197 Rhode Island

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Rhode Island's season has been a roller coaster, with flashes of quality wins undermined by a series of crushing defeats. High points like their rallying victories over respectable competition within the Atlantic 10 and non-conference play were offset by a bevy of losses, both to highly-ranked foes and to teams they would have hoped to beat. Erratic performance in key road games and a tendency to stumble against lower-ranked conference opponents have chipped away at their tournament resume. Clutch wins in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament could have redeemed them, but instead, setbacks there served to reinforce the notion that, while capable of upsets, consistency is not their strong suit. Their journey suggests that without a major conference tournament victory to automatically punch their ticket, earning an at-large bid to the dance is likely out of reach.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Central Conn265W81-70
11/9Fairfield180W93-80
11/14Wagner304W69-53
11/18(N)Northwestern33L72-61
11/19(N)Washington St49L78-57
11/26Yale78W76-72
12/2@Providence52L84-69
12/6Brown191L67-64
12/10@Col Charleston96L85-70
12/16(N)Delaware178L67-56
12/21New Hampshire246L81-71
12/30Northeastern227W82-71
1/3St Joseph's PA105W78-74
1/9@Davidson126W79-74
1/13Massachusetts94W89-77
1/17@St Bonaventure109L99-64
1/20@Dayton26L96-62
1/24Fordham211L71-68
1/27@George Mason98L92-84
1/31La Salle187W71-69
2/3Duquesne75L85-71
2/6@G Washington199W88-65
2/11@Massachusetts94L81-79
2/18Loyola-Chicago86L77-67
2/21Richmond77L85-77
2/25@La Salle187L84-61
2/28@VCU79L88-67
3/2St Louis190L94-91
3/6George Mason98L69-51
3/9@Fordham211W58-50
3/12(N)St Louis190L74-71