NCAA Tournament March Madness

#205 WI Milwaukee

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Milwaukee’s résumé rests on a handful of solid mid-major wins and a clutch road victory at Cleveland State, but those positives are offset by a string of bruising road defeats at Indiana, Texas Tech, Wichita State, Akron and Wofford that expose weaknesses against high-major competition. The best moments — home wins over Hampton and Arkansas Little Rock, a close finish against Robert Morris and the neutral-site win over South Dakota State — show the team can close games against comparable opponents. The worst results on the road have done disproportionate damage and make neutral-site or road victories especially valuable. Upcoming chances including the home date with Purdue Fort Wayne, the return meeting with Cleveland State and road tests at Wright State, Green Bay and Wisconsin give Milwaukee a clear path to repair the résumé if it takes advantage. How the Panthers perform in those games will determine whether the profile looks like that of a comfortably qualified team or one that must rely on the conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Hampton255W90-86
11/8@Wofford226L86-76
11/10Ark Little Rock312W92-72
11/12@Indiana29L101-70
11/14@Texas Tech21L80-63
11/22@Wichita St93L75-58
11/29@Akron56L105-81
12/6Robert Morris185W74-72
12/14Indiana St188L70-68
12/19(N)S Dakota St184W88-87
12/21@Cleveland St325W81-71
12/29PFW222W77-55
12/30@Wisconsin426%
1/1@Wright St14026%
1/5@WI Green Bay28154%
1/9N Kentucky20661%
1/11IUPUI34588%
1/15Oakland14548%
1/18@PFW22243%
1/22@Robert Morris18536%
1/24@Youngstown St17233%
1/30Wright St14046%
2/1Cleveland St32584%
2/4Detroit27774%
2/7@N Kentucky20639%
2/15WI Green Bay28174%
2/20@Detroit27753%
2/22@Oakland14527%
2/25Youngstown St17255%
2/28@IUPUI34573%