NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: St John's

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#16 St John's

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Projection: likely out

St. John’s résumé is defined by a handful of eye-catching moments and a handful of worrying ones, which explains its current standing. The neutral-site victory over Baylor and the razor-thin neutral loss to Iowa State show this team can compete with the best, while comfortable nonconference wins over Quinnipiac, William & Mary and Bucknell demonstrate it can close out weaker opposition. At the same time, road-resume questions remain after nonconference setbacks to Alabama and Auburn and the absence of a signature road win in league play. The Big East slate still gives meaningful chances to change perception, with looming tests at Creighton, Xavier and Villanova and high-profile home dates against Kentucky and Connecticut that could turn narrow losses into resume-makers or deepen the damage of poor results. Selection committees will focus on those neutral and true road outcomes first, so how St. John’s performs in those games will ultimately decide whether the résumé looks like a bubble saver or a team still trying to prove its consistency.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	Quinnipiac	152	W108-74
11/8	Alabama	13	L103-96
11/15	William & Mary	127	W93-60
11/20	Bucknell	301	W97-49
11/24	(N)Iowa St	2	L83-82
11/25	(N)Baylor	33	W96-81
11/26	(N)Auburn	30	L85-74
12/6	Mississippi	51	W63-58
12/13	Iona	173	97%
12/16	DePaul	130	94%
12/20	(N)Kentucky	20	56%
12/23	Harvard	208	98%
12/31	@Georgetown	92	77%
1/3	Providence	72	85%
1/6	@Butler	47	61%
1/10	@Creighton	65	67%
1/13	Marquette	93	91%
1/17	@Villanova	37	55%
1/20	Seton Hall	57	81%
1/24	@Xavier	83	73%
1/28	Butler	47	80%
2/3	@DePaul	130	85%
2/6	Connecticut	7	49%
2/9	Xavier	83	88%
2/14	@Providence	72	68%
2/18	@Marquette	93	77%
2/21	Creighton	65	84%
2/25	@Connecticut	7	28%
2/28	Villanova	37	75%
3/3	Georgetown	92	91%
3/6	@Seton Hall	57	63%