NCAA Tournament March Madness

#97 FL Atlantic

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Projection: likely out

Florida Atlantic’s resume looks like an at-large long shot because it mixes signature victories with damaging defeats and uneven results away from home. The Owls have shown they can beat quality opponents by taking down Memphis and Wichita State and by winning on the road at Temple, but those highs are offset by lopsided losses at Liberty and St Mary’s and by home and neutral setbacks such as the defeat to St Bonaventure and the neutral loss to UCF that expose inconsistency. Big wins over weaker teams pad the résumé but do little to erase poor road showings and the lack of a truly marquee neutral win, and with winnable conference games coming before a tough trip to Wichita State and a rematch at Memphis the remaining schedule provides clear chances to solidify an at-large case and equally clear ways to slip further out of contention.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Boston College145W83-78
11/8(N)Col Charleston171W94-77
11/9@Liberty92L88-68
11/20Pacific109W82-59
11/24(N)Loy Marymount161W76-65
11/25(N)George Mason76L74-65
11/30St Bonaventure146L70-65
12/7@FGCU228W81-76
12/13SUNY Albany304W105-79
12/19@St Mary's CA36L88-75
12/23(N)UCF45L85-80
12/31UT San Antonio348W110-70
1/4@Tulane194L69-66
1/7@UAB123W76-71
1/11Memphis105W89-78
1/15Wichita St96W85-67
1/18@Temple152W79-73
1/21Tulane194W79-74
1/25@South Florida69L89-75
1/29@Memphis10542%
2/1East Carolina27591%
2/4Tulsa5748%
2/11@Rice23772%
2/15South Florida6949%
2/18@UT San Antonio34892%
2/22@North Texas14955%
2/25Temple15276%
3/1Charlotte17279%
3/7@Wichita St9639%