NCAA Tournament March Madness

#208 Valparaiso

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Valparaiso's resume paints a challenging picture for NCAA tournament consideration, primarily due to a lackluster record against significant opponents, such as losses to Liberty and DePaul, both of which are pivotal in shaping perceptions of a team's competitiveness. Their overall strength of schedule concerns are echoed in losses to teams like Drake and Ohio State, which signal vulnerabilities. The team needs to capitalize on upcoming opportunities, especially against Missouri State and Indiana State, where victories could provide a much-needed boost to their profile. However, their recent consistency issues and ranking struggles indicate that unless they perform exceptionally well in their remaining games and potentially win the Missouri Valley conference tournament, they will likely miss out on an at-large bid.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4(N)Liberty60L83-63
11/12Cleveland St248L75-67
11/21Lindenwood326W77-64
11/24E Illinois310W81-53
11/27N Illinois352W87-82
11/29@DePaul84L89-70
12/5Drake66L66-60
12/14C Michigan182W93-77
12/17@Ohio St24L95-73
12/20@W Michigan261W76-73
12/29@Bradley7435%
1/1@Missouri St18945%
1/4Northern Iowa8345%
1/8Indiana St19954%
1/11@Murray St10839%
1/14@Belmont13442%
1/18IL Chicago18153%
1/22@Drake6634%
1/25Evansville33763%
1/28S Illinois21955%
2/1@Illinois St15243%
2/5@Indiana St19946%
2/8Murray St10847%
2/12Belmont13450%
2/16@Evansville33755%
2/19Missouri St18953%
2/22@S Illinois21947%
2/26Bradley7443%
3/2@IL Chicago18145%