NCAA Tournament March Madness

#120 Winthrop

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Projection: likely out

Winthrop has flashes that catch a committee's eye — a dominant home romp over Mercer, road victories at Jackson State and LIU Brooklyn, and a razor-close outing at Arkansas that showed the roster can compete with high-major opponents — but those positives are offset by damaging setbacks, including bad losses to Coastal Carolina, Longwood and North Dakota and a lopsided trip to Texas Tech that undercuts the profile. The resume is heavy on mid-major wins without a signature neutral-site or true road victory over a top-tier team, so the committee will view the good moments as encouraging but not decisive. The remaining slate offers chances to repair the picture with road tests at Radford and Charleston Southern and winnable assignments at home against Longwood and Presbyterian, while a road date at High Point looks like the most precarious remaining challenge. Taken together, the mix of solid wins, damaging losses and only limited opportunities for a high-quality scalp explains why the team is projected on the outside looking in.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Queens NC178W81-74
11/7@George Mason78L96-90
11/11@Coastal Car232L72-66
11/15Mercer141W105-69
11/18@Arkansas22L84-83
11/23@Jackson St339W80-62
11/25@Nebraska10L80-73
11/29S Carolina St361W101-79
12/2@LIU Brooklyn219W94-92
12/6Coastal Car232L88-84
12/18@North Dakota281L90-88
12/28@Texas Tech17L87-57
12/31@Longwood272L82-70
1/3Gardner Webb363W88-77
1/7Charleston So226W81-77
1/10@SC Upstate297W71-50
1/14High Point95W92-75
1/17@UNC Asheville218W69-67
1/21Radford256W76-75
1/24@Presbyterian277W82-72
1/31UNC Asheville21879%
2/4@Radford25668%
2/7Longwood27287%
2/12@Gardner Webb36395%
2/19SC Upstate29790%
2/21@High Point9530%
2/26@Charleston So22662%
2/28Presbyterian27787%