NCAA Tournament March Madness

#118 DePaul

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Projection: likely out

DePaul’s profile reads like a team with a splashy neutral victory over Georgia Tech and a competitive showing against Northwestern but otherwise a string of low-end nonconference wins and damaging setbacks, most notably a blowout neutral loss to LSU and an underwhelming result at Buffalo. The resume lacks meaningful road or neutral triumphs and the slate of resume-building opportunities remaining is daunting, with trips to Connecticut, Villanova, St. John’s and Wichita State and a home stretch that includes Creighton, Xavier and Marquette where victories would push the résumé toward respectability. Until DePaul can win those true tests away from Chicago or add a marquee home upset, the combination of weak wins and damaging losses keeps the team on the outside looking in.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Chicago St356W92-62
11/7Stonehill343W72-64
11/11Buffalo208L66-53
11/14Northwestern56L81-79
11/18Gardner Webb360W93-62
11/23Detroit309W95-75
11/28(N)Georgia Tech138W75-61
11/29(N)LSU25L96-63
12/6Ark Pine Bluff35797%
12/9Morgan St36197%
12/13@Wichita St9932%
12/16@St John's156%
12/21Connecticut711%
12/31@Villanova3913%
1/3Xavier8148%
1/6Georgetown8850%
1/10@Connecticut74%
1/16Marquette8649%
1/20@Butler4114%
1/24Seton Hall6640%
1/28@Georgetown8829%
1/31@Xavier8127%
2/3St John's1516%
2/7@Providence7122%
2/11Creighton5136%
2/18@Seton Hall6621%
2/21Providence7142%
2/25@Creighton5118%
3/1@Marquette8628%
3/4Villanova3929%
3/7Butler4131%