NCAA Tournament March Madness

#331 VMI

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

A road victory at Southern Indiana is the marquee moment on a résumé otherwise punctuated by damaging defeats at Missouri and at Richmond and by neutral-site setbacks to Buffalo and Bowling Green, so the profile lacks the kind of signature wins that a committee prizes. Those nonconference road tests plus setbacks at UCF and at Stetson have left the body of work with some brutal low points and few neutral or true road wins to offset them. The remaining slate offers a practical path back into contention with home dates against Samford, Mercer, Citadel and UNC Greensboro and high-leverage road trips to Radford, ETSU and Furman where quality results would materially change perception. Put simply, the committee will be balancing a single notable road triumph against several decisive losses and watching closely whether VMI can prove it can win away from its own gym or pick off quality foes at home.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Southern Indiana318W78-74
11/9@Missouri55L106-68
11/15Jacksonville290L69-67
11/19@Richmond100L87-54
11/22@Stetson340L99-80
11/24(N)Buffalo204L78-70
11/26(N)Bowling Green116L81-48
11/29@UCF53L82-57
12/9Loyola MD33362%
12/21@Radford25122%
1/1Samford24340%
1/3Chattanooga22337%
1/7@ETSU1116%
1/10@Furman15411%
1/15Mercer16928%
1/17Citadel36278%
1/21UNC Greensboro27446%
1/24@W Carolina27625%
1/29@Citadel36258%
1/31@Mercer16912%
2/4Wofford25341%
2/7ETSU11115%
2/11@UNC Greensboro27425%
2/14Furman15424%
2/18@Wofford25322%
2/21W Carolina27646%
2/26@Samford24321%
2/28@Chattanooga22318%