NCAA Tournament March Madness

#224 Vanderbilt

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Vanderbilt's postseason outlook hinges exclusively on their ability to make some serious noise in the Southeastern Conference tournament. While they've shown flashes of potential with a tight game against Alabama and a win over Texas A&M, the Commodores have been plagued by inconsistency and underwhelming performances against several lower-ranked opponents such as Presbyterian and Western Carolina. A defense that has moments of tenacity has been offset by a lackluster offense struggling to maintain efficiency. The key path to redemption is through winning their conference tournament, because their regular season resume simply doesn't stack up well compared to the bulk of teams hoping for an at-large bid. With losses to Memphis, San Francisco, and Boston College, and a less-than-stellar overall record in one of the toughest conferences, it’s clear that their chances are slim without that automatic qualifier spot.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7Presbyterian284L68-62
11/10SC Upstate303W74-67
11/14UNC Greensboro135W74-70
11/17Cent Arkansas336W75-71
11/23(N)NC State60L84-78
11/24(N)Arizona St122L82-67
11/29Boston College84L80-62
12/2Alabama A&M331W78-59
12/6San Francisco89L73-60
12/16(N)Texas Tech38L76-54
12/19W Carolina114L63-62
12/23@Memphis63L77-75
12/30Dartmouth327W69-53
1/6Alabama13L78-75
1/9@LSU100L77-69
1/13@Mississippi71L69-56
1/17Auburn4L80-65
1/20@Mississippi St21L68-55
1/27Tennessee6L75-62
1/31@Auburn4L81-54
2/3Missouri176W68-61
2/6Kentucky15L109-77
2/10@South Carolina16L75-60
2/13Texas A&M27W74-73
2/17@Tennessee6L88-53
2/21Georgia99L76-64
2/24@Florida18L77-64
2/27@Arkansas111W85-82
3/2LSU100L75-61
3/6@Kentucky15L93-77
3/9Florida18W79-78
3/13(N)Arkansas111L90-85