NCAA Tournament March Madness

#296 Appalachian St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Appalachian State’s résumé is a study in contrast: it has credible moments like an on-the-road win at Dartmouth and home victories over Charlotte and NC Central that show it can close out midlevel opponents, but those are offset by damaging setbacks such as the blowout at Elon and lopsided losses at Ohio State, Central Michigan and Mercer that expose its struggles away from home. A neutral-site defeat to UNC Asheville further dulls the nonconference profile and there isn’t a marquee win in the ledger to erase those blemishes. The stretch ahead gives clear opportunities to rebuild value with home dates against James Madison, Old Dominion, Louisiana and ULM, yet a slate that still includes true road tests at East Carolina, Marshall and Old Dominion mirrors the hostile environments that have produced poor outcomes this season. Put simply, the team has shown it can win the kinds of games that keep it afloat but the severity of several losses and continued inconsistency on the road mean its standing will come down to taking care of business at home while avoiding more damaging road performances.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@C Michigan300L82-66
11/9NC Central346W76-54
11/11@Ohio St36L75-53
11/16@Dartmouth277W85-77
11/21Charlotte193W65-63
11/24Elon212L88-53
11/26@Mercer172L75-67
11/30@UNC Asheville217L67-55
12/11@East Carolina24530%
12/14(N)High Point8810%
12/18Coastal Car24251%
12/20Georgia St33572%
12/31@Old Dominion21525%
1/3@Marshall16919%
1/8@Georgia St33550%
1/10@Coastal Car24229%
1/15James Madison17739%
1/17Old Dominion21546%
1/22Louisiana32569%
1/24ULM35580%
1/29@Southern Miss20724%
1/31@Troy14514%
2/4South Alabama16737%
2/11@Ga Southern22527%
2/14@James Madison17720%
2/19Marshall16937%
2/21Ga Southern22548%
2/27@Texas St23228%