NCAA Tournament March Madness

#94 Xavier

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Projection: likely out

Xavier’s résumé is a classic borderline profile: it includes a neutral-site win over West Virginia and a gritty road victory at Georgetown that suggest upside, but those highlights are offset by ugly nonconference losses at Iowa and Santa Clara and by heavy defeats to Connecticut both at home and on the road. The Musketeers have also dropped narrow games at Creighton and Marquette, which shows they can compete but have not closed against top opponents away from home, and the lack of a clear signature road win leaves the resume thin. Their remaining games at Butler and at Providence along with a chance at Villanova are the last realistic avenues to flip perception, and without taking those opportunities the balance of quality wins and damaging losses makes the current projection logical.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Marist194W66-62
11/6Le Moyne291W74-69
11/10Santa Clara39L87-68
11/14@Iowa25L81-62
11/18Old Dominion243W99-69
11/21(N)Georgia43L78-77
11/23(N)West Virginia56W78-68
11/28TAM C. Christi188W88-67
12/1St Francis PA356W96-74
12/5Cincinnati51W79-74
12/12Missouri St213W75-57
12/17Creighton78L98-57
12/20@Georgetown77W80-77
12/31Connecticut9L90-67
1/3@DePaul112L86-77
1/7@Marquette103L66-65
1/10Providence64W97-84
1/14Butler83W89-75
1/21@Creighton78L94-93
1/24St John's21L88-83
1/28@Seton Hall48L86-68
1/31DePaul112W68-66
2/3@Connecticut9L92-60
2/9@St John's21L87-82
2/14Marquette103W96-88
2/17Villanova2627%
2/21@Butler8335%
2/24@Providence6429%
2/28Georgetown7754%
3/3Seton Hall4841%
3/7@Villanova2612%