NCAA Tournament March Madness

#244 Bethune-Cookman

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Projected seed: 16 (automatic qualifier, play-in game) (automatic qualifier)

Bethune-Cookman’s standing comes from a résumé that mixes a modest statement win at Ohio and solid conference victories over the likes of Florida A&M, Grambling, Jackson State and Alcorn State with a string of damaging losses at major-conference sites, most notably trips to Arizona and St. Louis and defeats at Indiana, Auburn and Miami. Neutral-site setbacks to Jacksonville and Stony Brook reinforce a pattern the committee watches closely, namely few road or neutral wins against upper-tier opponents and several losses that look like true damage on a résumé. The remaining conference slate and return games at Alcorn State and Jackson State offer clear chances to build the kind of road and neutral credentials that would change the narrative, but until those are converted the team’s profile reads like a squad that will need to win its conference tournament to guarantee a spot.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Auburn26L95-90
11/6@Miami FL38L101-61
11/15@Dayton85L91-82
11/19@Ohio235W76-73
11/24(N)Jacksonville289L69-64
11/25(N)Stony Brook241L61-54
11/29@Indiana31L100-56
12/5S Carolina St361W80-59
12/14@Missouri59L82-60
12/17@St Louis25L112-53
12/22@Arizona1L107-71
12/29@Oklahoma St72L103-77
1/3Florida A&M314W87-83
1/10Grambling279W74-65
1/12Southern Univ263L77-73
1/17@MS Valley St365W79-63
1/19@Ark Pine Bluff312W87-82
1/24Jackson St339W85-48
1/26Alcorn St344W82-73
1/31@Alabama St31355%
2/2@Alabama A&M29450%
2/7Prairie View33280%
2/9TX Southern31175%
2/14@Alcorn St34467%
2/16@Jackson St33965%
2/19Alabama St31376%
2/21Alabama A&M29471%
2/26@Grambling27947%
2/28@Southern Univ26343%
3/5@Florida A&M31456%