NCAA Tournament March Madness
#43 VCU
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Projection: likely out
VCU’s resume is built around a statement neutral-site win over Virginia Tech and a résumé-boosting victory over South Florida, while a string of lopsided victories over lesser opponents padded the win column. The profile is undermined by damaging results in key spots, most notably the road loss at NC State and neutral-site setbacks at Utah State and Vanderbilt, along with a surprising home loss to New Mexico. Committees care about winning away from home and VCU has not yet accumulated that kind of résumé-grabbing road resume, but the remaining schedule hands them clear opportunities to change the narrative with home tests against St Bonaventure and Richmond and road chances at Dayton and St Louis. Take care of the manageable games and steal a road test and the resume tightens considerably. Fail to do that and the early neutral losses and absence of top-end road success will continue to define the season.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Wagner | 300 | W103-74 |
| 11/7 | (N)Utah St | 31 | L80-77 |
| 11/12 | St Peter's | 292 | W78-61 |
| 11/17 | @NC State | 26 | L85-79 |
| 11/22 | Coppin St | 364 | W101-58 |
| 11/26 | (N)South Florida | 84 | W78-66 |
| 11/27 | (N)Vanderbilt | 8 | L89-74 |
| 11/28 | (N)Virginia Tech | 68 | W86-68 |
| 12/5 | Samford | 242 | W83-57 |
| 12/10 | New Mexico | 70 | L81-78 |
| 12/15 | Niagara | 356 | W84-58 |
| 12/18 | American Univ | 254 | W105-83 |
| 12/22 | Rider | 350 | W100-79 |
| 12/31 | St Bonaventure | 116 | 85% |
| 1/3 | @Duquesne | 125 | 70% |
| 1/7 | St Louis | 41 | 59% |
| 1/10 | @George Mason | 87 | 56% |
| 1/14 | @Rhode Island | 108 | 65% |
| 1/19 | St Joseph's PA | 197 | 94% |
| 1/24 | @Davidson | 133 | 72% |
| 1/27 | Richmond | 110 | 83% |
| 1/30 | Loyola-Chicago | 297 | 98% |
| 2/3 | @Fordham | 199 | 84% |
| 2/6 | Dayton | 64 | 71% |
| 2/11 | @La Salle | 261 | 90% |
| 2/14 | @Richmond | 110 | 65% |
| 2/17 | G Washington | 80 | 75% |
| 2/20 | @St Louis | 41 | 37% |
| 2/28 | Fordham | 199 | 94% |
| 3/3 | George Mason | 87 | 76% |
| 3/6 | @Dayton | 64 | 50% |