NCAA Tournament March Madness

#116 Richmond

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Projection: likely out

Richmond’s résumé has a few eye-catching moments, most notably a road win at Belmont and a neutral-site victory over Charlotte, but those positives are undermined by damaging setbacks such as the neutral loss to Furman, the home defeat to George Washington and an unexpected road loss at Elon. The profile shows a team that can win away from home yet also drops games it needs to avoid if it hopes to be viewed favorably, and those bad losses cut into the value of its better wins. Upcoming conference tests, including a trip to St Bonaventure, a road date at Saint Louis and matchups with VCU and Davidson, are straightforward opportunities to add the road and marquee wins that selection bodies prize. Until Richmond turns a couple of those opportunities into wins, the combination of inconsistent performance and resume-denting losses keeps its standing cautious rather than secure.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8East Carolina282W87-72
11/11William & Mary119W90-86
11/19VMI334W87-54
11/22Gardner Webb359W102-67
11/27(N)Furman164L73-72
11/28(N)Charlotte180W71-66
12/3@Belmont74W84-76
12/6Old Dominion250W86-77
12/13S Illinois115W93-84
12/17@Elon152L73-70
12/20Citadel358W80-56
12/28Charleston So229L77-72
12/31G Washington63L99-85
1/4@Fordham197W83-75
1/7@St Bonaventure11338%
1/11St Joseph's PA21881%
1/14La Salle25186%
1/17@St Louis4014%
1/21Rhode Island12063%
1/24@G Washington6323%
1/27@VCU4115%
1/31Davidson13065%
2/7@Rhode Island12041%
2/10George Mason8849%
2/14VCU4131%
2/18@Davidson13043%
2/21St Bonaventure11361%
2/28@Loyola-Chicago27473%
3/3Dayton7846%
3/7@Duquesne13243%