NCAA Tournament March Madness

#114 S Illinois

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Projection: likely out

Southern Illinois sits outside the field because its résumé features a head-turning road win at Belmont and a neutral-site victory over Delaware but is undermined by ugly defeats at Memphis and damaging losses to lesser conference foes like Illinois Chicago and Drake. The Salukis have flashed the traits committees respect with that Belmont road triumph and a home victory over Northern Iowa yet inconsistency has followed, with narrow road setbacks at Murray State and Bradley and poor showings in places where clean results were needed. Committees will view a profile that lacks a cluster of unquestionable signature wins and is littered with resume blemishes that are hard to erase late in the season. The final regular-season dates present clear chances to firm things up with home dates against conference opponents and a meaningful trip to Northern Iowa on the horizon but those opportunities must be seized to change the outlook.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7Missouri KC352W101-78
11/12@Nevada56L86-81
11/17@N Dakota St126L92-85
11/23(N)Delaware267W79-59
11/24(N)UAB120L81-73
11/26@Memphis99L74-58
11/29Ark Little Rock307W74-65
12/3@High Point92W86-84
12/10TN Martin197W83-54
12/13@Richmond135L93-84
12/18Illinois St88L75-68
12/21@Bradley134L73-69
12/29@Murray St108L84-81
1/1Valparaiso154W75-70
1/4@Belmont61W68-67
1/7@IL Chicago123L70-57
1/14Drake201L76-73
1/17Belmont61L73-68
1/21@Valparaiso154L69-63
1/28Northern Iowa87W65-50
1/31IL Chicago123L68-66
2/3@Illinois St88W54-50
2/6Murray St108L91-81
2/9@Indiana St212W80-65
2/12Evansville297W86-60
2/15Bradley13466%
2/18@Drake20158%
2/21@Northern Iowa8731%
2/25Indiana St21279%