NCAA Tournament March Madness

#115 UNC Wilmington

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Projection: likely out

UNC Wilmington’s profile is a study in contrasts: road victories at Valparaiso and at Louisiana and a resume-building home win over Marshall demonstrate the team can win outside its arena and beat respectable opponents, but the ugly home loss to Howard and the setback at Kent cloud that promise and highlight an inability to close out games against lesser foes. Much of the nonconference slate featured low-tier opponents that did little to elevate the résumé, so the Seahawks’ path forward runs through league play; trips to William & Mary and to Towson and a home date with Hofstra are the clearest chances to add meaningful wins while road outings at Elon and at Campbell will show whether they can avoid damaging losses away from home. Put simply, UNC Wilmington still has opportunities to change the narrative, but the Howard defeat and inconsistency on the road are the issues they must erase to make a convincing case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/10@Kent135L86-77
11/15SC Upstate262W73-60
11/18East Carolina279W85-60
11/21@Radford252W81-73
11/26SE Louisiana275W70-57
11/28Navy202W87-57
11/29Gardner Webb360W88-62
12/3Marshall157W70-69
12/6@Louisiana316W70-63
12/13@Valparaiso209W73-70
12/20Howard269L67-66
12/29@NC A&T306W87-78
12/31Drexel28889%
1/3Hampton25586%
1/8@Northeastern21363%
1/10@Stony Brook24768%
1/17Campbell22883%
1/22@William & Mary11439%
1/24@Hampton25569%
1/29@Towson14447%
2/5William & Mary11461%
2/9@Col Charleston18057%
2/12Elon14970%
2/14Hofstra10356%
2/19Monmouth NJ23584%
2/21@Campbell22866%
2/26NC A&T30692%
2/28Col Charleston18077%
3/1Col Charleston18077%
3/3@Elon14949%