NCAA Tournament March Madness
#6 Vanderbilt
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Projected seed: 2
Vanderbilt’s resume is anchored by eye-catching neutral-site nonconference victories over St Mary’s, VCU and Western Kentucky and by road wins at Wake Forest, Memphis and South Carolina that prove the Commodores can win away from home. There are no ugly losses to inferior opponents to undermine that profile, and the program’s balance on both ends of the floor has translated into consistent results through the early slate. A demanding Southeastern schedule still lies ahead, with home tests against Alabama and Florida and road dates at Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee alongside high-profile matchups with Oklahoma, Auburn and Texas A&M that give Vanderbilt clear opportunities to strengthen its case or expose weaknesses.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Lipscomb | 143 | W105-61 |
| 11/8 | @UCF | 45 | W105-93 |
| 11/12 | E Kentucky | 272 | W92-62 |
| 11/15 | Ark Pine Bluff | 319 | W104-75 |
| 11/20 | TX Southern | 339 | W109-74 |
| 11/26 | (N)WKU | 150 | W83-78 |
| 11/27 | (N)VCU | 40 | W89-74 |
| 11/28 | (N)St Mary's CA | 28 | W96-71 |
| 12/3 | SMU | 31 | W88-69 |
| 12/13 | Cent Arkansas | 222 | W83-72 |
| 12/17 | @Memphis | 80 | W77-70 |
| 12/21 | @Wake Forest | 63 | W98-67 |
| 12/29 | New Haven | 334 | W96-53 |
| 1/3 | @South Carolina | 68 | W83-71 |
| 1/7 | Alabama | 14 | 73% |
| 1/10 | LSU | 41 | 87% |
| 1/13 | @Texas | 53 | 77% |
| 1/14 | @Texas | 53 | 77% |
| 1/17 | Florida | 13 | 71% |
| 1/20 | @Arkansas | 24 | 61% |
| 1/24 | @Mississippi St | 77 | 83% |
| 1/27 | Kentucky | 26 | 80% |
| 1/31 | @Mississippi | 66 | 81% |
| 2/7 | Oklahoma | 48 | 89% |
| 2/10 | @Auburn | 36 | 69% |
| 2/14 | Texas A&M | 43 | 88% |
| 2/18 | @Missouri | 60 | 80% |
| 2/21 | Tennessee | 16 | 75% |
| 2/25 | Georgia | 30 | 82% |
| 2/28 | @Kentucky | 26 | 61% |
| 3/4 | Mississippi | 66 | 93% |
| 3/7 | @Tennessee | 16 | 54% |