NCAA Tournament March Madness

#141 Youngstown St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Youngstown State enters the brackets discussion with a bit of a mixed bag. They've shown they can handle business against lower-tier competition, racking up wins where expected. However, they've stumbled in key matchups that could have served as resume boosters. Losses to higher-tier conference foes like Cleveland State and a slip-up against WI Green Bay at home demonstrate vulnerabilities that might be exploited in tournament play. The Penguins did not fare well in their limited number of games against top competition out of conference either, with losses on the road at Michigan and Dayton showing the clear divide between them and power conference teams. The Penguins' path to March Madness likely hinges on capturing the Horizon League tournament crown, as their performance falls short of an at-large bid. Winning out in the conference tourney is their ticket to the dance, and anything short of that will leave them outside looking in come Selection Sunday.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@Louisiana145L72-62
11/10@Michigan132L92-62
11/17Utah Tech281W75-68
11/24@Dayton26L77-69
11/29Cleveland St202W94-69
12/2@Robert Morris316W71-57
12/6@Ohio149W78-72
12/9@W Michigan297W72-68
12/21Navy329W75-65
12/31Oakland137L88-81
1/4@N Kentucky183L79-76
1/7IUPUI361W75-65
1/10PFW162W93-85
1/12Wright St166W81-71
1/17@Oakland137L70-67
1/20@Detroit360W105-64
1/25@IUPUI361W78-50
1/28N Kentucky183W82-52
2/1@Wright St166W88-77
2/4@PFW162L82-78
2/8WI Milwaukee231W97-85
2/10WI Green Bay223L84-83
2/14Robert Morris316W87-77
2/17@Cleveland St202L81-73
2/23@WI Milwaukee231W84-80
2/25@WI Green Bay223W71-59
2/28Detroit360W69-55
3/7Cleveland St202L82-70