NCAA Tournament March Madness

#314 Florida A&M

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Florida A&M’s profile explains why automatic qualification is the realistic path to the field: their nonconference slate includes blowout defeats on the road at South Florida, UCF, Georgia, TCU and Georgia Tech that will be fatal to any at-large case, while their best wins are confined to conference and lower-tier opponents such as the home victory over Jacksonville, road wins at Arkansas‑Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State, and home wins over Southern University, Grambling and Alcorn State that do little to create a true résumé signature. A narrow loss at Jackson State and the split with Jacksonville show the team can compete inside the Southwestern AC but they lack a meaningful road or neutral victory against a quality opponent to erase the nonconference damage. With the remaining slate made up of league dates including road trips to Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Jackson State and Alcorn State and home dates with TX Southern, Prairie View, Alabama A&M, Southern University and Bethune‑Cookman there are chances to build momentum but none offer the kind of résumé boost needed for an at-large berth. Because the best moments come against modest opposition and the worst moments are lopsided losses to higher‑level programs, the only reliable route to the national tournament runs through winning the conference.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@South Florida69L102-67
11/8Kennesaw165L92-72
11/11@UCF45L97-60
11/17@Georgia34L87-57
12/2@Jacksonville289L85-82
12/17Jacksonville289W72-65
12/19@Tarleton St182L78-54
12/21@TCU51L80-56
12/28@Georgia Tech129L89-65
1/3@Bethune-Cookman244L87-83
1/10Southern Univ263W67-59
1/12Grambling279W91-84
1/17@Ark Pine Bluff312W71-67
1/19@MS Valley St365W62-48
1/24Alcorn St344W66-58
1/26Jackson St339L66-65
1/31@Alabama A&M29433%
2/2@Alabama St31339%
2/7TX Southern31160%
2/9Prairie View33266%
2/14@Jackson St33948%
2/16@Alcorn St34450%
2/19Alabama A&M29455%
2/26@Southern Univ26328%
3/5Bethune-Cookman24444%