NCAA Tournament March Madness

#312 Ark Pine Bluff

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Ark Pine Bluff’s resume is framed by heavy road defeats at major programs such as Washington, Vanderbilt and SMU while its most notable moments are home wins over Alabama A&M and Alabama State and a narrow road victory at Illinois Chicago, which show the team can finish winnable games but do not amount to marquee resume builders. Compounding the problem are damaging losses to midlevel conference foes like Prairie View and Bethune-Cookman that blunt any at-large argument, and the profile contains few neutral or road wins against quality opponents to counterbalance those setbacks. The remaining slate against teams such as Grambling, Mississippi Valley State, Alcorn State and Jackson State offers a chance to build confidence and momentum but will not create the signature victories a committee rewards, so the only realistic route onto the national field is to take the conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Washington48L94-50
11/6@Portland199L83-74
11/8@Loy Marymount161L94-72
11/11@Oklahoma61L95-69
11/15@Vanderbilt12L104-75
11/18@SMU37L106-60
11/20@Marshall177L98-70
11/23@Miami OH88L111-84
12/3@IL Chicago136W63-62
12/6@DePaul107L76-72
12/10@Tulsa57L117-84
1/3Alabama A&M294W95-83
1/5Alabama St313W90-79
1/10@TX Southern311W74-66
1/12@Prairie View332L73-61
1/17Florida A&M314L71-67
1/19Bethune-Cookman244L87-82
1/24@Southern Univ263W75-74
1/26@Grambling27932%
1/28@Grambling27932%
1/31@MS Valley St36583%
2/7Alcorn St34472%
2/9Jackson St33970%
2/14@Alabama St31340%
2/16@Alabama A&M29434%
2/21Prairie View33267%
2/28MS Valley St36594%
3/3@Jackson St33949%
3/5@Alcorn St34451%