NCAA Tournament March Madness

#142 Duquesne

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Projected seed: 13 (automatic qualifier)

Duquesne’s résumé is built on convincing nonconference wins over Niagara, Sacred Heart, Queens and Loyola MD that highlight the team’s scoring ability, but those victories come against weaker opposition and lack the heft the committee rewards without a complementary road or neutral triumph. The program’s worst moments — a road loss at Villanova, a neutral-site setback to Northeastern and a defeat to William & Mary — expose vulnerability in games that function as resume tests and make the absence of signature wins more glaring. Upcoming road trips to Boise State and Nevada and a tough conference slate that features VCU, Dayton, St Louis, Rhode Island, George Mason and Davidson provide clear chances to change the narrative. Converting those opportunities into a convincing road or neutral victory while avoiding damaging setbacks to lesser conference foes is the clearest path to a sturdier résumé, otherwise the profile will read as a team with solid home victories but limited proof against quality opponents away from its arena.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Niagara347W83-63
11/7Sacred Heart273W92-80
11/11Queens NC189W87-81
11/15@Villanova39L87-77
11/19Loyola MD318W92-78
11/22(N)Northeastern230L93-86
12/2William & Mary122L83-79
12/6Stony Brook21977%
12/10@Boise St6116%
12/13@Nevada10027%
12/22Canisius35295%
12/30@Davidson13236%
1/3VCU4025%
1/7@St Joseph's PA18150%
1/13Dayton6233%
1/17@Fordham22157%
1/20St Louis4427%
1/24@Loyola-Chicago28869%
1/28St Bonaventure11552%
2/1Rhode Island9547%
2/4@George Mason5915%
2/7G Washington6434%
2/14@St Bonaventure11530%
2/18La Salle25281%
2/21@Dayton6216%
2/25Davidson13258%
2/28@St Louis4412%
3/4@Rhode Island9526%
3/7Richmond9847%