NCAA Tournament March Madness

#262 W Carolina

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Western Carolina’s profile leaves the committee little choice. Heavy defeats at major nonconference opponents and a string of road losses at solid midmajors mean there is no standout neutral or true road victory to sell, while the clearest positives are a gritty road win at Furman, a road upset at Chattanooga and some comfortable home wins over VMI and Citadel. Those moments are overwhelmed by lopsided losses at Cincinnati, Duke, Virginia Tech and Georgia and by inconsistent performances away from home that undercut any at-large case. With only a home date against UNC Greensboro and road trips to VMI, Mercer and Furman remaining to improve the résumé the realistic path to the NCAA tournament runs through winning the Southern Conference’s automatic bid.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Cincinnati52L94-63
11/8@Duke3L95-54
11/16Stetson323W76-65
11/19UNC Asheville224W80-73
11/22@Lipscomb173L83-62
11/29@High Point92L93-73
12/6@SC Upstate299L78-67
12/11@Virginia Tech65L96-74
12/18@Georgia43L112-82
12/31Wofford225L79-74
1/3@Furman189W80-77
1/7@Samford206L82-77
1/10@Citadel351L79-77
1/14ETSU141W72-68
1/17Chattanooga302L90-82
1/21@Mercer164L88-76
1/24VMI360W88-58
1/29@ETSU141W90-88
2/1Samford206L88-74
2/4@UNC Greensboro298L81-78
2/7@Wofford225L77-66
2/11Citadel351W87-49
2/14@Chattanooga302W81-76
2/18UNC Greensboro29869%
2/21@VMI36078%
2/25Mercer16440%
2/28Furman18945%