NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: St John's

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#21 St John's

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Projected seed: 6

St. John's résumé reflects a team with eye-catching wins and a few damaging blemishes, which explains its current placement; its best moments include beating Connecticut at home, taking Baylor on a neutral floor and winning true road games at Villanova, Creighton and Xavier, which demonstrates the program can close out big tests away from home, while its worst moments — the nonconference setback to Alabama and neutral-site losses to elite opponents including the tight defeat to Iowa State and losses against Auburn and Kentucky — prevent a more elevated view. The Big East slate has been rigorous and the remaining stretch offers clear chances to change perception with road tests at Providence and Marquette, a home date with Creighton, a trip back to Connecticut and games against Villanova and Georgetown, so a strong finish would erase the bad losses and validate the résumé while further slip‑ups would make those blemishes stick.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	Quinnipiac	207	W108-74
11/8	Alabama	19	L103-96
11/15	William & Mary	137	W93-60
11/20	Bucknell	330	W97-49
11/24	(N)Iowa St	6	L83-82
11/25	(N)Baylor	44	W96-81
11/26	(N)Auburn	30	L85-74
12/6	Mississippi	68	W63-58
12/13	Iona	249	W91-64
12/16	DePaul	111	W79-66
12/20	(N)Kentucky	31	L78-66
12/23	Harvard	158	W85-59
12/31	@Georgetown	81	W95-83
1/3	Providence	62	L77-71
1/6	@Butler	78	W84-70
1/10	@Creighton	73	W90-73
1/13	Marquette	106	W92-68
1/17	@Villanova	27	W86-79
1/20	Seton Hall	50	W65-60
1/24	@Xavier	95	W88-83
1/28	Butler	78	W92-70
2/3	@DePaul	111	W68-56
2/6	Connecticut	8	W81-72
2/9	Xavier	95	W87-82
2/14	@Providence	62	68%
2/18	@Marquette	106	81%
2/21	Creighton	73	87%
2/25	@Connecticut	8	27%
2/28	Villanova	27	67%
3/3	Georgetown	81	89%
3/6	@Seton Hall	50	62%