NCAA Tournament March Madness

#352 Canisius

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Canisius’s résumé is anchored by a handful of tight home victories over lower-tier opponents but it is outweighed by a series of lopsided losses away from home, most notably in trips to Dayton, St. Bonaventure and High Point and a damaging nonconference loss to Buffalo, which together expose a team that has not shown it can win in hostile environments. The wins available so far do little to serve as signature victories, and the road defeats at St. Peter’s and elsewhere have created the kind of blemishes committees notice when sorting borderline profiles. The remaining schedule offers plenty of chances to change that narrative with winnable home dates against conference foes and a string of road tests plus tough out-of-league trips to Rhode Island and Duquesne that represent the clearest ways to improve standing. Until Canisius proves it can take care of business away from its building or knock off a respected opponent on the road its résumé will read as a team with modest home success but significant road vulnerability, meaning its safest path to the tournament runs through its conference event.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Dayton61L88-48
11/8@St Bonaventure115L89-70
11/12Mercyhurst327W58-55
11/17@High Point87L93-50
11/21MD E Shore337W60-57
11/23Binghamton350W75-66
11/29Buffalo208L71-53
12/5@St Peter's329L69-57
12/7@Siena1507%
12/13@Maine32527%
12/16@Rhode Island1053%
12/22@Duquesne1425%
1/2Fairfield29339%
1/4Sacred Heart27335%
1/9@Manhattan30523%
1/11@Iona1849%
1/14Niagara34856%
1/17Mt St Mary's30943%
1/22@Sacred Heart27317%
1/24@Fairfield29320%
1/30Marist15218%
2/1Siena15017%
2/3@Niagara34834%
2/5@Quinnipiac1486%
2/13Iona18422%
2/15Manhattan30543%
2/20@Rider34032%
2/22@Mt St Mary's30923%
2/27Merrimack28538%
3/1Quinnipiac14816%