NCAA Tournament March Madness

#341 W Illinois

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Western Illinois faces significant challenges in securing a spot in the NCAA tournament based on their season performance. Their lack of high-quality wins is evident, with the most notable being a tightly contested win against San Jose State, while losses to teams like Pepperdine and Northern Iowa highlight their struggles against higher-ranked opponents. Their inability to consistently compete in critical matchups, such as the defeats to Southern Indiana and Tennessee Martin, further weakens their resume. Additionally, a pattern of losses against teams within their own conference exacerbates the issue, making their path to automatic qualification increasingly reliant on success in the conference tournament. The upcoming games will be crucial; a strong finish could provide an opportunity to boost their standing, but failing to secure wins may seal their fate.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@San Jose St170W59-55
11/6@Pepperdine226L77-64
11/13WI Green Bay335L87-73
11/16Cent Arkansas339W63-61
11/19@Northern Iowa100L82-56
11/26@South Alabama127W64-63
11/27(N)Incarnate Word249L86-75
12/14@South Dakota235L89-66
12/17Tennessee Tech301W71-68
12/21@Lindenwood328L71-65
1/2@SIUE221L77-66
1/4@E Illinois319W75-67
1/9TN Martin288L85-83
1/11Tennessee St252L72-52
1/16@Morehead St327L51-47
1/18@Southern Indiana334L78-66
1/23Ark Little Rock231L62-51
1/25SE Missouri St200L72-51
1/30E Illinois319L71-59
2/1SIUE221L69-65
2/6@Tennessee St252L87-69
2/8@TN Martin288L81-70
2/13Southern Indiana334W87-62
2/15Morehead St327W72-67
2/20@SE Missouri St200L87-66
2/22@Ark Little Rock231L75-61
2/25Lindenwood328W86-81
2/27@Tennessee Tech301W82-69