NCAA Tournament March Madness

#104 UNC Wilmington

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Projection: likely out

UNC Wilmington’s profile is built on a couple of meaningful moments but is otherwise filled with wins over lesser opponents, which leaves the resume vulnerable; the road loss at Kent stands out as a damaging away result while the gritty road victory at Louisiana and the tight home win over Marshall are the only clear quality flashes. Most of the ledger is made up of triumphs against programs such as SC Upstate, Radford, Gardner‑Webb, SE Louisiana and Navy that do little to impress a committee looking for signature road or neutral results. The remaining slate includes a handful of genuine chances to change the narrative—most notably the trip to Valparaiso and road tests at William & Mary and College of Charleston plus home dates like Hofstra and Elon—and those outcomes will determine whether the team can convert its modest resume into something more compelling by picking up solid wins away from home or on neutral floors.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/10@Kent128L86-77
11/15SC Upstate258W73-60
11/18East Carolina293W85-60
11/21@Radford251W81-73
11/26SE Louisiana281W70-57
11/28Navy196W87-57
11/29Gardner Webb356W88-62
12/3Marshall152W70-69
12/6@Louisiana329W70-63
12/13@Valparaiso19864%
12/20Howard30993%
12/29@NC A&T32084%
12/31Drexel28490%
1/3Hampton22185%
1/8@Northeastern21066%
1/10@Stony Brook20565%
1/17Campbell21384%
1/22@William & Mary12746%
1/24@Hampton22168%
1/29@Towson14151%
2/5William & Mary12767%
2/9@Col Charleston18261%
2/12Elon17178%
2/14Hofstra11965%
2/19Monmouth NJ21284%
2/21@Campbell21367%
2/26NC A&T32094%
2/28Col Charleston18280%
3/1Col Charleston18280%
3/3@Elon17158%