NCAA Tournament March Madness

#260 Tennessee Tech

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Tennessee Tech’s résumé is anchored by a road win at SC Upstate and some tight showings at Lipscomb and Charlotte, but those positives are overwhelmed by damaging defeats at Kentucky and Georgia and road losses at WKU plus a home loss to West Georgia that create ugly signature results a committee will notice. The staff has shown it can compete away from home in a handful of games, yet it lacks a marquee nonconference victory, so the severity of the bad losses matters more than the close defeats. The remaining slate gives Tennessee Tech winnable home dates against W Illinois, Morehead St and Southern Indiana alongside meaningful road tests at SIUE, Tennessee St and Ark Little Rock that represent the clearest path to rehabilitate the profile. Until those tougher road chances are converted into wins, the most reliable way into the field is to secure the conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@WKU134L82-70
11/7@Charlotte202L70-65
11/17West Georgia311L61-59
11/19@SC Upstate259W88-84
11/26@Kentucky20L104-54
11/29@Georgia23L123-81
12/3@Lipscomb141L83-80
12/6@West Georgia31150%
12/18SE Missouri St22755%
12/20TN Martin21453%
12/30Tennessee St25360%
1/1@Ark Little Rock31651%
1/8@E Illinois33357%
1/10@W Illinois35469%
1/15Southern Indiana32173%
1/17Morehead St32374%
1/22@Lindenwood24937%
1/24@SIUE22432%
1/27@Tennessee St25337%
1/31Ark Little Rock31672%
2/5W Illinois35485%
2/7E Illinois33377%
2/12@Morehead St32353%
2/14@Southern Indiana32152%
2/19SIUE22454%
2/21Lindenwood24959%
2/26@TN Martin21431%
2/28@SE Missouri St22733%