NCAA Tournament March Madness

#48 Seton Hall

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Projected seed: 7

Seton Hall’s résumé is driven by a rugged, game-closing defense and a handful of resume-changing wins away from home and on neutral courts — think the neutral-site victory over NC State and road wins at Kansas State and Providence, with a neutral win over Washington State reinforcing that profile — but those bright spots are tempered by damaging results such as the close neutral loss to USC and the setback against Villanova, and the early season wins over low-major opponents do little to move the needle. The remaining conference stretch, which includes road trips to Marquette, Creighton, Villanova and Connecticut and critical home meetings with Creighton and other marquee opponents like Georgetown, Butler and Xavier, offers obvious opportunities to add signature road or neutral wins that would bolster the case while a bad loss or two would quickly erase the good will already earned. Taken together, the combination of stout defense, clear quality victories in hostile environments, and a handful of worrying losses explains the team’s current standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3St Peter's297W77-50
11/7Wagner301W68-61
11/10Fairfield275W82-59
11/13Monmouth NJ229W70-58
11/18New Haven348W68-45
11/24(N)NC State27W85-74
11/25(N)USC38L83-81
11/26(N)Washington St153W75-61
12/3Central Conn270W77-61
12/6@Kansas St58W78-67
12/13Rutgers159W81-59
12/19@Providence75W72-67
12/23Villanova24L64-56
12/30@Marquette11565%
1/4Creighton4459%
1/10@Georgetown10460%
1/13Connecticut727%
1/17Butler5162%
1/20@St John's2024%
1/24@DePaul12167%
1/28Xavier10279%
1/31Marquette11583%
2/4@Villanova2426%
2/7@Creighton4437%
2/11Providence7572%
2/15@Butler5140%
2/18DePaul12184%
2/21Georgetown10480%
2/28@Connecticut712%
3/3@Xavier10260%
3/6St John's2044%