NCAA Tournament March Madness

#159 Youngstown St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Youngstown State’s résumé is built around a marquee road victory at Grand Canyon and a tight outing at St Bonaventure that show the team can compete away from home, but it is undercut by an ugly trip to Toledo and a neutral-site loss to UNC Greensboro that leave real blemishes. Quality nonconference wins over Chicago State and Wright State plus a solid road performance at IUPUI provide moments the committee will like, yet the loss at Pittsburgh and the Toledo collapse blunt that upside. The remaining schedule hands the Penguins clear chances to change the conversation with road tests at Oakland, Wright State and Detroit and home dates against Northern Kentucky and Cleveland State that would all strengthen the profile if they go the right way. Until those opportunities are settled the résumé reads as one with notable highs, damaging lows, and a pathway to a cleaner, more convincing case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Pittsburgh108L74-59
11/7@Grand Canyon102W90-81
11/15@St Bonaventure107L84-80
11/19@Toledo154L92-75
11/23(N)UNC Greensboro274L68-62
11/24(N)Ga Southern238W67-61
11/28Chicago St358W87-64
12/3Wright St142W69-68
12/6@IUPUI346W78-55
12/17@Robert Morris17943%
12/20SC Upstate25877%
12/29Detroit29783%
1/1Oakland14557%
1/4@N Kentucky19045%
1/7PFW23073%
1/15@Wright St14234%
1/17@Cleveland St32572%
1/22WI Green Bay27880%
1/24WI Milwaukee23173%
1/30IUPUI34692%
2/4@PFW23052%
2/7Robert Morris17965%
2/12@Oakland14535%
2/15@Detroit29765%
2/18Cleveland St32587%
2/21N Kentucky19067%
2/22N Kentucky19067%
2/25@WI Milwaukee23152%
2/28@WI Green Bay27861%