NCAA Tournament March Madness

#48 Seton Hall

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Projection: likely out

Seton Hall looks like a bubble team that comes up short because its resume is a study in contrast: an elite defensive identity and signature victories such as the neutral-site win over NC State and a road triumph at Kansas State are offset by a string of damaging results in the wrong spots. Costly away losses at St John's, DePaul and Creighton along with a neutral defeat to USC and setbacks against Villanova and Connecticut expose an offense that has been inconsistent and they sap the value of the better wins because those losses came where a committee expects teams to prove themselves. The schedule has provided opportunities to beat quality opponents and the Pirates have taken a few, but the mixture of bad road results and narrow defeats leaves the resume thin. Remaining games at Connecticut and on the road at Butler along with home dates against DePaul, Georgetown and Xavier are clear chances to reshape perception, yet unless the offense shows up in those settings the strong defense alone is unlikely to be enough to push Seton Hall into the field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3St Peter's244W77-50
11/7Wagner324W68-61
11/10Fairfield263W82-59
11/13Monmouth NJ205W70-58
11/18New Haven333W68-45
11/24(N)NC State30W85-74
11/25(N)USC50L83-81
11/26(N)Washington St133W75-61
12/3Central Conn287W77-61
12/6@Kansas St101W78-67
12/13Rutgers161W81-59
12/19@Providence63W72-67
12/23Villanova26L64-56
12/30@Marquette103W79-73
1/4Creighton78W56-54
1/10@Georgetown83W76-67
1/13Connecticut9L69-64
1/17Butler81L77-66
1/20@St John's21L65-60
1/24@DePaul112L67-60
1/28Xavier95W86-68
1/31Marquette103W69-64
2/4@Villanova26L72-60
2/7@Creighton78L69-68
2/11Providence63W87-80
2/15@Butler8152%
2/18DePaul11282%
2/21Georgetown8374%
2/28@Connecticut912%
3/3@Xavier9558%
3/6St John's2138%