NCAA Tournament March Madness

#102 UNC Wilmington

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Projection: likely out

UNC Wilmington has shown it can beat respectable mid-major opponents on the road with wins at Valparaiso and Louisiana and it picked up a quality home victory over Hofstra, but its résumé is undermined by an early road setback at Kent, a surprising home loss to Howard, split results with William & Mary and a late home defeat to College of Charleston that raise questions about consistency. The Seahawks’ string of true road victories at Northeastern, Stony Brook and Towson proves they can travel, yet those accomplishments are offset by damaging losses at home and uneven play down the stretch. For a committee that prizes strong wins, clean results against bad opponents and road performance, UNC Wilmington’s profile as presented makes it difficult to justify anything other than the automatic path to the big dance. Winning the Coastal tournament is the clearest way to erase the blemishes and secure postseason entry.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/10@Kent156L86-77
11/15SC Upstate300W73-60
11/18East Carolina261W85-60
11/21@Radford258W81-73
11/26SE Louisiana286W70-57
11/28Navy140W87-57
11/29Gardner Webb361W88-62
12/3Marshall196W70-69
12/6@Louisiana315W70-63
12/13@Valparaiso157W73-70
12/20Howard200L67-66
12/29@NC A&T289W87-78
12/31Drexel219W65-53
1/3Hampton273W49-45
1/8@Northeastern284W87-78
1/10@Stony Brook228W75-71
1/17Campbell190W78-75
1/22@William & Mary135L77-70
1/24@Hampton273W75-67
1/29@Towson174W82-73
2/5William & Mary135L85-78
2/9@Col Charleston151W76-64
2/12Elon226W65-54
2/14Hofstra92W70-66
2/19Monmouth NJ187W79-69
2/21@Campbell190W73-68
2/26NC A&T289W88-65
3/1Col Charleston151L79-76
3/3@Elon226W76-57