NCAA Tournament March Madness

#316 TX Southern

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

TX Southern’s only realistic route into the NCAA field is to win the Southwestern AC tournament because the nonconference ledger is littered with heavy road losses at Gonzaga, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, NC State and Minnesota while the resume’s highlights are confined to conference victories and thin midmajor wins like Mississippi Valley State and Alcorn State. A couple of tight outings, including a close game at Samford and a narrow loss at Jackson State, show competitive spirit but they do not replace missing neutral-site or true road wins over high-major opponents that committees prize. The pattern of lopsided defeats away from home undermines an at-large case and makes the conference title the only clear path in. Their best moments against familiar league foes suggest they can win the league, but the worst losses to major visitors leave no margin for error.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Gonzaga10L98-43
11/6@Texas A&M39L104-70
11/12Samford215L93-90
11/15@Texas St245L77-67
11/20@Vanderbilt12L109-74
12/6Sam Houston St111L82-70
12/14@Minnesota77L89-53
12/17@NC State34L108-72
12/22Abilene Chr242L75-68
1/3@Southern Univ279L84-73
1/5@Grambling298L84-67
1/10Ark Pine Bluff314L74-66
1/12MS Valley St365W84-51
1/17@Alcorn St346W72-71
1/19@Jackson St341L94-89
1/24Alabama A&M307W89-74
1/27Alabama St318W96-64
1/31@Prairie View288L85-78
2/7@Florida A&M312W62-57
2/9@Bethune-Cookman243L79-69
2/14Grambling298W82-79
2/16Southern Univ279W74-73
2/19@Ark Pine Bluff314W83-64
2/21@MS Valley St365L72-71
2/26Alcorn St346W92-87
2/28Jackson St341W82-57
3/5Prairie View288L70-59
3/12(N)Alabama A&M307L85-74