NCAA Tournament March Madness

#212 S Illinois

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Southern Illinois has faced a challenging schedule and has struggled to secure a handful of quality wins, particularly against higher-ranked opponents. Their losses to teams like Florida and Col Charleston highlight difficulties in defending against elite offenses. While they have some decent victories, such as a solid win against Bradley, their overall inconsistent performance and lack of marquee wins put them in a tough spot. Upcoming matchups against teams like Drake and Belmont are critical—victories there would significantly bolster their resume. Overall, unless they can make a strong run in the conference tournament or pick up more notable wins, their path to the NCAA tournament looks difficult.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4(N)Col Charleston141L90-80
11/14@Oklahoma St120L85-78
11/18N Dakota St93W69-44
11/22@Florida5L93-68
11/25(N)Louisiana Tech127L85-79
11/26(N)E Kentucky231L77-72
12/3Bradley72L83-60
12/7Southern Indiana318W73-70
12/14@Austin Peay294W65-60
12/21High Point107L94-81
12/29@Northern Iowa113L78-67
1/1Evansville272L68-53
1/5@Illinois St138L85-54
1/8@Belmont148L90-86
1/11Missouri St256W88-78
1/15@Missouri St256W73-51
1/18Northern Iowa113W73-49
1/22Murray St13049%
1/25@IL Chicago12641%
1/28@Valparaiso21446%
2/1Drake7443%
2/5@Evansville27250%
2/8IL Chicago12649%
2/12@Bradley7235%
2/15Belmont14850%
2/19@Murray St13041%
2/22Valparaiso21454%
2/25Illinois St13850%
3/2@Indiana St22747%