NCAA Tournament March Madness
#185 E Michigan
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Eastern Michigan’s resume is built around a handful of quality moments and some strikingly bad ones, which explains why their standing feels precarious. The road victory at Cincinnati and solid nonconference wins over Oakland and at Detroit show they can win away from home, but those positives are undercut by an ugly blowout at Louisville, road setbacks at Butler and Pittsburgh and a surprising home loss to IUPUI that drags the profile down. With the rest of the schedule offering several chances to repair the résumé — most consequentially trips to Akron, Toledo and Buffalo and marquee league matchups against Western Michigan and Central Michigan — the team’s fate will hinge on whether it can add meaningful road or neutral wins instead of piling up home victories over lesser conference opponents.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Georgia St | 335 | W71-49 |
| 11/10 | @Pittsburgh | 95 | L78-66 |
| 11/14 | IUPUI | 337 | L90-83 |
| 11/18 | @Detroit | 310 | W72-62 |
| 11/21 | Oakland | 144 | W97-91 |
| 11/24 | @Louisville | 14 | L87-46 |
| 11/26 | @Cincinnati | 74 | W64-56 |
| 11/28 | NJIT | 351 | W73-55 |
| 12/2 | @Butler | 41 | L84-68 |
| 12/10 | @PFW | 256 | 52% |
| 12/19 | @Akron | 61 | 10% |
| 12/22 | @Wright St | 154 | 33% |
| 12/30 | Massachusetts | 188 | 62% |
| 1/3 | Ohio | 213 | 66% |
| 1/6 | @Ball St | 324 | 67% |
| 1/10 | @W Michigan | 263 | 53% |
| 1/13 | N Illinois | 320 | 83% |
| 1/17 | @Bowling Green | 116 | 22% |
| 1/24 | Kent | 123 | 45% |
| 1/27 | @C Michigan | 300 | 62% |
| 1/31 | @Massachusetts | 188 | 40% |
| 2/3 | Akron | 61 | 23% |
| 2/11 | @Kent | 123 | 24% |
| 2/14 | W Michigan | 263 | 74% |
| 2/17 | C Michigan | 300 | 80% |
| 2/21 | @Toledo | 161 | 34% |
| 2/24 | Miami OH | 119 | 44% |
| 3/3 | @Buffalo | 208 | 43% |
| 3/6 | Bowling Green | 116 | 42% |