NCAA Tournament March Madness

#203 Southern Univ

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Southern’s résumé is shaped by a brutal nonconference road slate — trips to Arkansas and Marquette produced damaging losses while a competitive outing at Washington and a gritty win at Northwestern Louisiana offered the only clear upside. The worst blemish came at Arkansas where the team was overwhelmed away from home and that result carries far more weight than routine home victories over Arkansas Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State. What keeps the profile alive are upcoming high-visibility road chances at Texas, Baylor and Illinois along with conference opportunities such as road games at Prairie View and Jackson State and manageable home dates. Converting any of those games against recognizable opponents would noticeably change how the resume reads. Southern’s path forward hinges on delivering a resume-elevating road result while avoiding further damaging losses.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Arkansas30L109-77
11/5@Marquette86L100-82
11/18@Washington59L99-93
11/21@San Jose St199L80-66
11/29@Northwestern LA299W75-73
12/8@Texas578%
12/10@Texas St22944%
12/16@Cal Baptist13424%
12/21@Baylor294%
12/29@Illinois172%
12/31@Alcorn St33167%
1/3TX Southern31580%
1/5Prairie View30078%
1/10@Florida A&M34671%
1/12@Bethune-Cookman23646%
1/17@Grambling28554%
1/24Ark Pine Bluff35891%
1/26MS Valley St36598%
1/31@Alcorn St33167%
2/2@Jackson St31962%
2/7Alabama A&M26271%
2/9Alabama St26071%
2/14@Prairie View30058%
2/16@TX Southern31561%
2/21Grambling28574%
2/26Florida A&M34687%
2/28Bethune-Cookman23667%
3/3@Alabama St26049%
3/5@Alabama A&M26250%