NCAA Tournament March Madness

#160 Drake

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Drake looks like a team that will have to earn its way in through the conference tournament because its resume mixes a few eye-catching results—a neutral win over Georgia Tech, a road victory at College of Charleston and a statement home win over Murray State—with a string of damaging setbacks such as losses to Robert Morris and SIUE and a heavy defeat at Bradley along with a poor showing against Illinois State. The Bulldogs have shown they can win away in league play, but they lack a collection of signature road or neutral victories to offset those blemishes, so the remaining slate is crucial: home dates with Valparaiso and Illinois Chicago are the kind of opportunities they need to capture while trips to Belmont and Northern Iowa are the dangerous chances that could lock in their fate. Overall, flashes of quality are outweighed by a scatter of bad results, making a deep run in the conference tournament the clearest path to the NCAA field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Northern Arizona316W77-71
11/6Robert Morris193L81-79
11/14SIUE258L61-59
11/17@Col Charleston171W71-62
11/28(N)LSU50L71-62
11/29(N)Georgia Tech129W84-74
12/2W Illinois357W108-57
12/5UAB123L74-69
12/13N Dakota St120L99-94
12/18@Murray St90L81-72
12/21@Evansville283W66-65
12/29Illinois St84L73-56
1/4Indiana St201W74-72
1/7@Bradley144L93-66
1/10Belmont67L78-76
1/14@S Illinois124W76-73
1/17@IL Chicago136L74-67
1/21Murray St90W101-90
1/24@Indiana St201W76-62
1/28Evansville283W82-78
1/31Bradley14458%
2/3@Belmont6715%
2/6@Illinois St8419%
2/9Valparaiso15460%
2/12IL Chicago13655%
2/15@Northern Iowa11227%
2/18S Illinois12453%
2/25@Valparaiso15438%
3/1Northern Iowa11248%