NCAA Tournament March Madness
#145 Boston College
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Boston Collegeās profile mixes a few solid home wins and a gritty road victory with a string of damaging away and neutral losses, so they look like a team that will have to secure the conferenceās automatic bid to be safe; wins over Syracuse and Pittsburgh and a road triumph at Temple show they can defend and grind out results while comfortable nonconference victories such as the one over Harvard provide some depth, but heavy losses away at Louisville and Clemson and setbacks at Florida Atlantic and on neutral courts against Davidson and Tulane leave the resume thin at the top. Nonconference struggles against LSU and a narrow neutral defeat at Massachusetts and a close road loss at Notre Dame underscore offensive inconsistency, while the defense has flashed enough to keep games close. With remaining chances to swing the eye test at home against Virginia and Stanford and with road tests at Duke, SMU and Florida State plus several marquee home and true road matchups including Miami and a chance to settle matters with Notre Dame, the Eagles still control part of their fate but need a strong finish in the league tournament to avoid relying on outside judgment.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | @FL Atlantic | 97 | L83-78 |
| 11/6 | Citadel | 352 | W76-47 |
| 11/11 | Central Conn | 293 | L60-59 |
| 11/15 | @Temple | 152 | W76-71 |
| 11/18 | Hampton | 243 | W63-52 |
| 11/21 | (N)Davidson | 132 | L59-49 |
| 11/23 | (N)Tulane | 194 | L93-90 |
| 11/26 | Harvard | 183 | W73-60 |
| 12/3 | LSU | 50 | L78-69 |
| 12/6 | New Haven | 338 | W67-63 |
| 12/10 | (N)Massachusetts | 179 | L76-74 |
| 12/22 | F Dickinson | 342 | W72-61 |
| 12/28 | Le Moyne | 261 | W72-64 |
| 1/3 | @Georgia Tech | 129 | L65-53 |
| 1/6 | NC State | 24 | L79-71 |
| 1/10 | @Louisville | 19 | L75-62 |
| 1/13 | @Clemson | 29 | L74-50 |
| 1/17 | Syracuse | 77 | W81-73 |
| 1/21 | Pittsburgh | 100 | W65-62 |
| 1/24 | @Notre Dame | 79 | L68-64 |
| 1/31 | Virginia | 16 | 11% |
| 2/3 | @Duke | 3 | 1% |
| 2/7 | Miami FL | 38 | 20% |
| 2/11 | Stanford | 81 | 40% |
| 2/14 | California | 66 | 34% |
| 2/17 | @Florida St | 101 | 26% |
| 2/21 | @SMU | 37 | 8% |
| 2/24 | Wake Forest | 74 | 37% |
| 2/28 | @Miami FL | 38 | 8% |
| 3/3 | @Virginia Tech | 55 | 15% |
| 3/7 | Notre Dame | 79 | 39% |