NCAA Tournament March Madness

#22 St John's

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Projected seed: 5

St. John's projects where it does because its resume blends eye-catching signature wins with a resilient road profile and only a handful of damaging results, exemplified by the home win over Connecticut, the road victory at Villanova and the neutral-site knockout of Baylor, while road wins at Creighton and Xavier show it can win away from home. The blemishes are clear in notable neutral-site setbacks to Alabama and Kentucky and a narrow neutral loss at Iowa State that prevent a higher placement, but the Big East ledger overall is bolstered by multiple quadrant-style victories over league rivals like Butler and Xavier and a solid home win over Creighton. With the regular season still featuring a trip to Connecticut, a home date with Villanova, a home matchup with Georgetown and a road trip to Seton Hall, St. John's has defined chances to either cement its standing or give the committee fresh reasons to move it, and right now the balance of quality wins, tough losses and clear opportunities makes a mid-bracket seed a logical fit.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Quinnipiac208W108-74
11/8Alabama20L103-96
11/15William & Mary132W93-60
11/20Bucknell335W97-49
11/24(N)Iowa St8L83-82
11/25(N)Baylor48W96-81
11/26(N)Auburn34L85-74
12/6Mississippi82W63-58
12/13Iona253W91-64
12/16DePaul100W79-66
12/20(N)Kentucky31L78-66
12/23Harvard149W85-59
12/31@Georgetown79W95-83
1/3Providence65L77-71
1/6@Butler83W84-70
1/10@Creighton75W90-73
1/13Marquette99W92-68
1/17@Villanova28W86-79
1/20Seton Hall51W65-60
1/24@Xavier96W88-83
1/28Butler83W92-70
2/3@DePaul100W68-56
2/6Connecticut11W81-72
2/9Xavier96W87-82
2/14@Providence65W79-69
2/18@Marquette99W76-70
2/21Creighton75W81-52
2/25@Connecticut1132%
2/28Villanova2870%
3/3Georgetown7989%
3/6@Seton Hall5165%