NCAA Tournament March Madness

#85 Belmont

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Projection: likely out

Belmont’s resume is built on a couple of eye-catching wins away from its building — a neutral-site victory over Toledo and a road triumph at Oral Roberts — which show the team can close games outside its home gym, but the home loss to Richmond is a clear blemish that leaves the profile thin on marquee wins. The rest of the slate features several home dates against Illinois Chicago and Evansville that are effectively must-wins to avoid self-inflicted damage while still offering a handful of genuine resume-building chances on the road at Northern Iowa and at UC Irvine and in Missouri Valley tests at Murray State and Drake. How Belmont fares in those road opportunities will dictate whether its neutral nonconference successes are enough to overcome the Richmond setback in the eyes of the selection committee.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Air Force331W79-63
11/8Tennessee St245W87-79
11/15@Oral Roberts305W83-60
11/19Lipscomb158W75-68
11/24(N)St Francis PA354W94-57
11/26(N)Toledo161W87-72
11/30@Col Charleston188W96-73
12/3Richmond98L84-76
12/7@MTSU14056%
12/13IL Chicago19986%
12/16@Evansville29584%
12/19@UC Irvine12553%
12/29@Indiana St20271%
1/1Bradley12974%
1/4S Illinois13375%
1/7@Northern Iowa9141%
1/10@Drake12152%
1/13Valparaiso19686%
1/17@S Illinois13354%
1/25Illinois St11670%
1/28@Valparaiso19670%
1/31Murray St11469%
2/3Drake12173%
2/6@IL Chicago19970%
2/9@Bradley12953%
2/12Northern Iowa9163%
2/15@Murray St11448%
2/21Indiana St20287%
2/25Evansville29594%
3/1@Illinois St11648%