NCAA Tournament March Madness

#306 Southern Indiana

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Southern Indiana's current trajectory makes an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament highly unlikely, primarily due to struggles against both higher-ranked and comparable opponents. The close loss to DePaul suggests competitiveness but is overshadowed by losses to teams like PFW and TN Martin. While they’ve managed wins against South Dakota and Indiana State, those victories don’t carry enough weight. Upcoming games against Morehead State and Tennessee Tech are crucial; wins in these matchups could improve their standing within the OVC. However, consistent defensive issues—evident in the losses against PFW and Marshall—need to be addressed if they hope to position themselves for a late-season push towards an automatic qualification from the conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@DePaul84L80-78
11/7Bucknell262L75-69
11/11@Marshall222L77-63
11/13@Bellarmine355W71-69
11/16@PFW124L93-74
11/22South Dakota206W92-83
11/25Indiana St199W87-77
12/7@S Illinois213L73-70
12/19Tennessee St334W77-75
12/21TN Martin255L77-46
12/31Morehead St31955%
1/2@Tennessee Tech28845%
1/9@SE Missouri St23241%
1/11@Ark Little Rock22140%
1/16Lindenwood32556%
1/18W Illinois33556%
1/23@SIUE23841%
1/25@E Illinois30246%
1/28@Morehead St31947%
2/1Tennessee Tech28853%
2/6Ark Little Rock22148%
2/8SE Missouri St23249%
2/13@W Illinois33548%
2/15@Lindenwood32548%
2/20E Illinois30254%
2/22SIUE23849%
2/27@TN Martin25542%
3/1@Tennessee St33448%