NCAA Tournament March Madness

#67 Belmont

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Projected seed: 12 (automatic qualifier)

Belmont’s standing makes sense because its resume mixes meaningful road and neutral wins with a handful of damaging slips that leave the committee comfortable but not fully sold. The road victories at Northern Iowa and UC Irvine and the neutral-site result against Toledo show the team can win away from home, which is a premium for tournament selection, while a home loss to Richmond and narrow setbacks at Indiana State and Southern Illinois are the kinds of blemishes that push the evaluation toward caution. The schedule has been respectable and the best moments came away from the friendly confines, but the worst moments are avoidable losses that reduce separation from other candidates. The slate still contains opportunities to change the narrative with marquee conference matchups against Murray St and Drake, another meeting with Northern Iowa and tests on the road at Illinois State and Murray St, so one strong stretch down the stretch would erase little doubts while a stumble would keep them squarely on the fence.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Air Force346W79-63
11/8Tennessee St239W87-79
11/15@Oral Roberts330W83-60
11/19Lipscomb150W75-68
11/24(N)St Francis PA353W94-57
11/26(N)Toledo156W87-72
11/30@Col Charleston171W96-73
12/3Richmond116L84-76
12/7@MTSU147W83-62
12/13IL Chicago136W87-84
12/16@Evansville283W83-78
12/19@UC Irvine118W84-58
12/29@Indiana St201L81-80
1/1Bradley144W88-78
1/4S Illinois124L68-67
1/7@Northern Iowa112W78-65
1/10@Drake160W78-76
1/13Valparaiso154W78-74
1/17@S Illinois124W73-68
1/24Illinois St84W80-69
1/28@Valparaiso154W78-77
1/31Murray St9071%
2/3Drake16085%
2/6@IL Chicago13663%
2/9@Bradley14466%
2/12Northern Iowa11277%
2/15@Murray St9050%
2/21Indiana St20190%
2/25Evansville28396%
3/1@Illinois St8446%