NCAA Tournament March Madness
#229 Southern Miss
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Southern Miss has had its ups and downs this season, creating a resume that lacks the consistent quality wins needed to punch their ticket to the Big Dance outside of winning their conference tournament. While the victory over UAB stands out as a high point, the lack of follow-up with similar caliber wins is noticeable. Losses to teams like Akron and Mississippi hurt Southern Miss's case, as these were opportunities to show they could hang with and beat tournament-level competition. Moreover, mixed results against Sun Belt Conference teams like Texas State and Louisiana show a team that can compete, but also one that struggles to maintain a level of play high enough to garner an at-large bid. The Eagles' performance in the upcoming Sun Belt tournament is crucial as their ticket will likely have to be an automatic one, earned by cutting down the nets as conference champions.
Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
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11/10 | @Akron | 110 | L72-54 |
11/19 | (N)Utah Valley | 174 | L67-65 |
11/20 | (N)CS Fullerton | 245 | L74-67 |
11/22 | S Dakota St | 146 | L65-54 |
11/25 | @WI Milwaukee | 231 | W90-84 |
12/1 | @UAB | 92 | W85-82 |
12/9 | Northwestern LA | 325 | W83-74 |
12/13 | @McNeese St | 43 | L67-48 |
12/18 | @Lamar | 216 | W82-79 |
12/23 | (N)Mississippi | 71 | L89-72 |
12/30 | @Ga Southern | 280 | L88-67 |
1/4 | Georgia St | 228 | W79-73 |
1/6 | James Madison | 51 | W81-71 |
1/11 | @ULM | 292 | W71-58 |
1/13 | @Troy | 131 | L82-56 |
1/17 | Arkansas St | 129 | W69-66 |
1/20 | Troy | 131 | W64-63 |
1/24 | @Coastal Car | 315 | W79-63 |
1/27 | @Marshall | 225 | L83-67 |
1/31 | @Arkansas St | 129 | L78-71 |
2/3 | @Texas St | 169 | L60-55 |
2/7 | Old Dominion | 296 | W78-73 |
2/10 | W Michigan | 297 | W86-54 |
2/15 | ULM | 292 | L68-59 |
2/17 | Texas St | 169 | W78-74 |
2/22 | South Alabama | 217 | L83-64 |
2/24 | Louisiana | 145 | W82-71 |
2/28 | @South Alabama | 217 | L73-70 |
3/1 | @Louisiana | 145 | L77-61 |
3/7 | (N)Texas St | 169 | L75-59 |