NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Sacred Heart

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#264 Sacred Heart

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Sacred Heart's chances of making the NCAA tournament rely heavily on their performance in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and their ability to claim the automatic bid, as their overall record and computer rankings are unimpressive. Their non-conference losses, particularly to opponents like Connecticut and Temple, highlight significant struggles against stronger teams, while their wins against lower-ranked teams like New Hampshire and Iona fail to bolster their resume meaningfully. Upcoming games against teams such as Canisius and Siena are crucial; wins here would not only improve their standings but also build momentum heading into the conference tournament. However, if they falter against teams at similar or lower rankings, their hopes for an at-large bid would evaporate, making the conference tournament their best shot.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/4	@Temple	128	L81-70
11/6	@Connecticut	22	L92-56
11/9	@Dartmouth	275	L81-76
11/15	(N)Holy Cross	269	L82-75
11/16	(N)New Hampshire	357	W80-63
11/17	@Brown	179	L89-70
11/21	Central Conn	175	W67-54
12/1	@Boston Univ	254	W73-65
12/6	Iona	302	W83-59
12/8	@Quinnipiac	263	L83-73
12/18	SUNY Albany	223	L74-66
12/22	@Miami OH	172	L94-76
1/5	Canisius	352	63%
1/10	Merrimack	184	50%
1/12	@Mt St Mary's	211	43%
1/16	@Siena	242	45%
1/18	St Peter's	204	51%
1/23	@Canisius	352	55%
1/25	@Niagara	294	48%
2/2	Manhattan	244	53%
2/6	Rider	329	59%
2/8	@Fairfield	321	50%
2/14	Quinnipiac	263	54%
2/16	Siena	242	53%
2/21	@Merrimack	184	42%
2/23	@St Peter's	204	43%
2/28	Marist	225	52%
3/2	Fairfield	321	58%
3/6	@Manhattan	244	45%
3/8	@Iona	302	49%