NCAA Tournament March Madness

#221 American Univ

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

American’s standing is logical because its best moments — a resume-boosting nonconference win over Penn and meaningful victories in league play including an important road win at Boston University and a home triumph over Colgate — show it can win away from home and handle Patriot League competition, while its worst moments — heavy defeats at George Washington and Virginia and lopsided losses at VCU and Wake Forest — have left ugly blemishes that a committee will notice. The Patriots have also dropped games to Loyola Maryland and Holy Cross that keep their profile from feeling bulletproof. The remaining conference slate, with return games against Bucknell and Lafayette and a road test at Navy among others, presents clear opportunities to erase bad losses and cement an automatic path if American closes the season the right way.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Wake Forest74L88-74
11/9Penn189W84-78
11/12@G Washington64L107-67
11/18@Rutgers155L80-71
11/28Maine345W74-61
11/29Siena173L59-55
11/30Longwood274W92-66
12/3Drexel212W75-73
12/6MD E Shore326W78-60
12/18@VCU46L105-83
12/22@Virginia16L95-51
12/31Loyola MD322W84-69
1/3@Boston Univ292W64-62
1/7@Colgate204L64-62
1/10Holy Cross328L84-73
1/12Navy178W65-51
1/18@Army337W78-67
1/21Colgate204W70-66
1/24@Holy Cross328W76-67
1/28@Loyola MD322L77-68
1/31Lafayette31781%
2/4Bucknell32783%
2/7@Navy17831%
2/11@Lehigh30558%
2/14Army33785%
2/18@Bucknell32765%
2/22@Lafayette31762%
2/25Lehigh30578%
2/28Boston Univ29275%