NCAA Tournament March Madness

#360 VMI

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

VMI’s profile makes the projection obvious because the roster’s few meaningful wins, like the road victory at Southern Indiana and home triumphs over Loyola Maryland and Chattanooga, are overwhelmed by a string of lopsided defeats at Missouri, Richmond and UCF and neutral-site setbacks to Buffalo and Bowling Green; those heavy losses away from home, including poor showings at Furman and Western Carolina, leave the committee with little evidence of road or neutral-site credibility. The lack of quality wins combined with pronounced offensive and defensive inconsistencies means there is no clear at-large case, so the only realistic route to the NCAA field is to capture the Southern Conference’s automatic bid and supply the résumé-altering victory the committee requires.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Southern Indiana340W78-74
11/9@Missouri50L106-68
11/15Jacksonville293L69-67
11/19@Richmond146L87-54
11/22@Stetson303L99-80
11/24(N)Buffalo206L78-70
11/26(N)Bowling Green149L81-48
11/29@UCF53L82-57
12/9Loyola MD326W86-70
12/21@Radford254L97-90
1/1Samford210L78-58
1/3Chattanooga299W79-71
1/7@ETSU143L81-67
1/10@Furman204L69-48
1/15Mercer180L77-67
1/17Citadel348L82-68
1/21UNC Greensboro301L85-78
1/24@W Carolina234L88-58
1/29@Citadel348L80-56
1/31@Mercer180L95-81
2/4Wofford250L81-67
2/7ETSU143L87-70
2/11@UNC Greensboro301L92-71
2/14Furman204L90-72
2/18@Wofford250L82-76
2/21W Carolina234L81-62
2/26@Samford210L80-61
2/28@Chattanooga299L86-79
3/6(N)UNC Greensboro301L84-70