NCAA Tournament March Madness

#191 Southern Miss

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Southern Miss has shown flashes that keep it alive in the conversation because it has competed on the road at Buffalo and at South Carolina and picked up an offsite win at Radford alongside neutral-site victories over North Florida and Tennessee Martin, yet that upside is tempered by a damaging blowout at Miami and nonconference setbacks such as the neutral loss to Mississippi and the home defeat to Arkansas State. Home wins over Grambling and Louisiana steady the résumé but do not provide the kind of statement win that separates borderline teams from locks. The team’s road profile is mixed; the close road performances suggest it can hang with tougher opponents while the Miami result exposes inconsistent defense away from home. The remaining slate includes high-visibility road tests at LSU, Louisiana, Troy and Marshall and a collection of home opportunities against Texas State, James Madison, South Alabama and Old Dominion, so protecting home court and landing an upset away or at a neutral site will be essential to repair the résumé and shift the narrative.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Buffalo183L85-79
11/9@South Carolina92L83-79
11/13@Grambling246L75-70
11/22(N)North Florida345W92-83
11/23(N)TN Martin201W70-60
12/3@Radford255W82-75
12/6@Miami FL36L88-64
12/8Grambling246W68-60
12/13(N)Mississippi60L71-67
12/18Louisiana325W62-54
12/20Arkansas St139L93-86
12/29@LSU406%
1/1@ULM35881%
1/3@Louisiana32568%
1/8Texas St25671%
1/10ULM35893%
1/14@Troy14227%
1/17@Texas St25650%
1/22@Georgia St33169%
1/24@Coastal Car22245%
1/29Appalachian St24770%
1/31James Madison20563%
2/4@Marshall15731%
2/12South Alabama19361%
2/14Troy14248%
2/21Old Dominion21766%
2/24@Arkansas St13926%
2/27@South Alabama19339%