NCAA Tournament March Madness

#294 Alabama A&M

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Alabama A&M's season profile leaves little room for an at-large argument because its best moments are solid wins over mid-majors at home and a couple of road wins against lower-tier league foes, while its worst results came in high-profile road trips and a neutral-site defeat that carry outsize weight with the committee. The team showed it can score in games like the Jackson State win and hold serve at places such as Prairie View and Mississippi Valley State, but those victories do not erase lopsided losses at Indiana and Clemson or the heavy setback at Lipscomb and the neutral setback against Mississippi. A loss to Chattanooga and a tight defeat at Alcorn State further undercut the résumé by denying Alabama A&M a marquee road or neutral win, and the rest of the schedule is mostly league opponents with only a few true road tests at Southern Univ and Grambling that would move the needle. With scant top-level scalps and damaging results away from the friendly confines, the practical route to the NCAA tournament runs through clinching the conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5@Indiana31L98-51
11/13Charleston So227W68-64
11/16Lindenwood242W74-65
11/28@Clemson29L92-56
11/30@Coastal Car234L67-60
12/3Tennessee St239W80-53
12/7@Lipscomb150L92-58
12/15North Alabama334W68-60
12/17(N)Mississippi73L80-66
12/21Chattanooga267L73-66
1/3@Ark Pine Bluff312L95-83
1/5@MS Valley St365W71-51
1/10Alcorn St344L64-62
1/12Jackson St339W100-91
1/19@Alabama St313W73-69
1/24@TX Southern311L89-74
1/27@Prairie View332W80-60
1/31Florida A&M31467%
2/2Bethune-Cookman24450%
2/7@Southern Univ26333%
2/9@Grambling27936%
2/14MS Valley St36595%
2/16Ark Pine Bluff31266%
2/19@Florida A&M31445%
2/21@Bethune-Cookman24429%
2/28Alabama St31367%
3/3Grambling27958%
3/5Southern Univ26355%