NCAA Tournament March Madness

#120 S Illinois

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Projection: likely out

Southern Illinois has flashed enough to show upside — a tidy home victory over Missouri KC, a neutral-site win over Delaware, and a tough road triumph at High Point — but those highlights are offset by damaging results away from its own court and in neutral settings. Losses at Nevada, North Dakota State, Memphis and Richmond, a home setback to Illinois State, narrow defeats at Bradley and a neutral loss to UAB combine to suggest the team struggles to produce the résumé-changing road or neutral wins selection committees prize. The remainder of the schedule offers clear chances to reshape that narrative with tests against Belmont, Murray State and Northern Iowa, while games against Valparaiso, Evansville and Illinois Chicago are more likely to pad the win column than to shift perception. Until the Salukis can flip a tough road test into a marquee victory, their résumé will remain short on high-end wins and weighed down by poor results away from home.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7Missouri KC337W101-78
11/12@Nevada66L86-81
11/17@N Dakota St151L92-85
11/23(N)Delaware296W79-59
11/24(N)UAB107L81-73
11/26@Memphis67L74-58
11/29Ark Little Rock312W74-65
12/3@High Point94W86-84
12/10TN Martin207W83-54
12/13@Richmond110L93-84
12/18Illinois St78L75-68
12/21@Bradley122L73-69
12/29@Murray St96L84-81
1/1Valparaiso20979%
1/4@Belmont7123%
1/7@IL Chicago20860%
1/14Drake15470%
1/17Belmont7143%
1/21@Valparaiso20960%
1/25@Evansville27071%
1/28Northern Iowa9150%
1/31IL Chicago20879%
2/3@Illinois St7825%
2/6Murray St9651%
2/9@Indiana St18857%
2/12Evansville27087%
2/15Bradley12261%
2/18@Drake15449%
2/21@Northern Iowa9129%
2/25Indiana St18877%