NCAA Tournament March Madness

#46 VCU

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Projection: likely out

VCU projects to be on the wrong side of the bubble because its resume mixes a few solid moments—the neutral win over Virginia Tech and resume-strengthening road victories at Davidson and Richmond—with a string of damaging setbacks, including home defeats to St Louis and New Mexico, neutral losses at Vanderbilt and Utah State, and road losses at NC State and George Mason; that pattern leaves the team short on a signature road or neutral win over a truly top opponent and raises questions about consistency away from home. Strong home results such as Dayton and St Bonaventure look good but do not fully erase the damage from those bad results, and the remaining games against George Washington at home and road dates at St Louis and Dayton are real opportunities to change perception. Without wins in those higher-visibility spots the committee is likely to view the profile as lacking the marquee, road, and neutral success that typically puts a team safely into the field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Wagner324W103-74
11/7(N)Utah St25L80-77
11/12St Peter's244W78-61
11/17@NC State30L85-79
11/22Coppin St364W101-58
11/26(N)South Florida58W78-66
11/27(N)Vanderbilt12L89-74
11/28(N)Virginia Tech65W86-68
12/5Samford205W83-57
12/10New Mexico45L81-78
12/15Niagara341W84-58
12/18American Univ250W105-83
12/22Rider357W100-79
12/31St Bonaventure145W89-82
1/3@Duquesne111W93-80
1/7St Louis23L71-62
1/10@George Mason96L86-80
1/14@Rhode Island116W84-75
1/19St Joseph's PA153W79-72
1/24@Davidson106W75-69
1/27Richmond135W77-69
1/30Loyola-Chicago314W89-75
2/3@Fordham159W63-59
2/6Dayton97W99-73
2/11@La Salle239W77-68
2/14@Richmond135W78-67
2/17G Washington7774%
2/20@St Louis2323%
2/28Fordham15990%
3/3George Mason9680%
3/6@Dayton9761%