NCAA Tournament March Madness

#306 St Peter's

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Projected seed: 15 (automatic qualifier)

St Peter’s resume is defined by comfortable wins over the lower end of its nonconference slate, highlighted by victories over Fairleigh Dickinson, Canisius and Niagara, and by a string of stinging defeats on the road at power programs such as Seton Hall and VCU and an ugly home loss to Dartmouth that undercuts its résumé. The team’s lack of quality victories away from home and the heavy nature of those losses mean the committee will view its strength of schedule and road chops skeptically, so home wins in conference carry limited weight unless they are paired with signature results away from home. Remaining trips to places like Georgetown, Quinnipiac and Iona represent the clearest chances to flip perceptions while home dates with Rider and Manhattan and a neutral run in the league tournament are where the team can consolidate a case. In short, the profile shows a squad that has beaten the teams it should beat but has not yet produced the kind of road or neutral victories that change a committee’s view, so its path to a favorable postseason outcome runs directly through a handful of high-leverage conference wins.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Seton Hall57L77-50
11/8F Dickinson360W93-83
11/12@VCU43L78-61
11/18@Delaware233L81-70
11/22MA Lowell312W68-66
11/29Dartmouth270L87-61
12/5Canisius352W69-57
12/7Niagara351W71-43
12/13@Georgetown926%
12/29@Fairfield29937%
1/2Marist15732%
1/9@Mt St Mary's30739%
1/11Merrimack27153%
1/14@Quinnipiac15214%
1/17Rider34975%
1/19Iona17335%
1/24@Merrimack27131%
1/30Mt St Mary's30761%
2/1@Rider34955%
2/5@Manhattan31040%
2/7Siena15030%
2/13@Sacred Heart28834%
2/15Fairfield29959%
2/20@Iona17317%
2/22@Siena15014%
2/27Manhattan31062%
3/1@Marist15715%