NCAA Tournament March Madness

#292 Boston Univ

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Boston University's résumé makes clear why the projection calls for an automatic-qualifier scenario because the team has a couple of signature wins but is weighed down by several bad losses and inconsistent road play. The highlight reel includes a true road victory at Northeastern and a hard-earned neutral-site win over Harvard, while the low points include a lopsided trip to Northwestern, a damaging home loss to Navy and a string of nonconference and league road setbacks capped by a tight defeat at Colgate. There are legitimate chances to reshape the profile with upcoming conference home dates against Loyola Maryland and Bucknell and road tests at Bucknell, Holy Cross and Colgate, yet until those opportunities are seized the most reliable path to the big dance runs through the Patriot League title.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Northeastern252W76-75
11/7@Northwestern62L76-52
11/12Brown264W90-77
11/15Merrimack208L91-79
11/18@Columbia164L54-49
11/22(N)Harvard183W75-74
11/25@Penn St125L96-87
11/29@N Kentucky170L74-65
12/6@New Hampshire315L88-82
12/10Maine345L69-59
12/13@Dartmouth240L77-64
12/21MA Lowell319W88-76
12/31@Navy178L82-77
1/3American Univ221L64-62
1/7@Lafayette317W83-67
1/10Army337W100-91
1/14Lehigh305L93-91
1/17@Loyola MD322L74-57
1/21Lafayette317W77-73
1/24@Colgate204L80-79
1/28Navy178L58-50
1/31@Bucknell32749%
2/2@Holy Cross32849%
2/7Loyola MD32269%
2/11@Army33753%
2/14Bucknell32770%
2/16Colgate20442%
2/21@Lehigh30542%
2/25Holy Cross32870%
2/28@American Univ22125%