NCAA Tournament March Madness

#294 Sacred Heart

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Sacred Heart’s profile points to a straightforward reality: the team’s ticket to the NCAA tournament runs through the Metro Atlantic Conference tournament. Road wins at Quinnipiac, Rider and Siena and respectable home results against Dartmouth and NJIT show the group can win away from its gym and handle league competition, but those positives are offset by the most damaging moments of the schedule, namely lopsided losses at Villanova and Penn State and heavy defeats at Towson and in conference against Fairfield and Merrimack, which leave the resume short of a signature victory to justify an at-large berth. The remaining slate gives mixed opportunities to repair that picture with a favorable home pairing and a tune-up against Mt St Mary’s balanced against a tough trip to Fairfield, so while there is room to improve the profile the clearest and most reliable path to the big dance is to capture the conference crown.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Duquesne111L92-80
11/11@Villanova26L94-60
11/15@Queens NC204L81-64
11/21Holy Cross328W79-66
11/24@Central Conn287L108-106
11/29@Penn St123L90-59
12/3@Mt St Mary's295W87-80
12/7Iona247L81-69
12/13@NJIT303W65-49
12/16@MA Lowell319L87-82
12/19Dartmouth257W85-63
12/22@Towson169L72-47
12/29Merrimack168L80-72
1/2@Niagara341L64-61
1/4@Canisius345L82-78
1/9Marist185L76-72
1/11Quinnipiac194L70-60
1/14@Siena199W86-80
1/19@Rider357W105-85
1/22Canisius345W69-66
1/24Niagara341W71-70
1/30@Quinnipiac194W98-91
2/1@Merrimack168L75-58
2/5Fairfield263L92-87
2/7@Manhattan329L80-68
2/13St Peter's243W78-71
2/15Rider35785%
2/20@Fairfield26332%
2/22@Marist18519%
2/27Mt St Mary's29562%