NCAA Tournament March Madness

#76 George Mason

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Projection: likely out

George Mason’s résumé is built on steady wins over lower-mid major opponents and a handful of eye-catching moments, yet the overall composition still leaves the selection committee unconvinced. The roster’s best work includes a conference win over VCU, a victory over George Washington, true road wins at Loyola-Chicago and La Salle, and neutral-site successes over Ohio and Florida Atlantic that show the team can win outside the home building. The rough spots are just as telling, with road defeats at Virginia Tech and at Rhode Island exposing a ceiling against stronger opposition and making the schedule look light on top-tier scalps. The remainder of the league slate offers winnable games against Duquesne, Saint Joseph’s and St Bonaventure plus chances against Dayton, Richmond, Saint Louis and a return trip to VCU, but without another road or neutral triumph over a quality conference name those opportunities are unlikely to erase the damage from the bad away results.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Wofford217W70-46
11/7Winthrop119W96-90
11/15New Hampshire315W61-44
11/18Jacksonville289W79-57
11/24(N)Ohio235W92-69
11/25(N)FL Atlantic97W74-65
11/29James Madison229W82-66
12/2Cornell180W99-81
12/6@Virginia Tech55L73-62
12/13Old Dominion225W73-61
12/21Loyola MD322W86-79
12/28Penn189W83-79
12/31@La Salle222W80-75
1/3Rhode Island103W61-50
1/7@Fordham200W67-58
1/10VCU46W86-80
1/13@Loyola-Chicago318W82-74
1/19G Washington64W69-64
1/24@Rhode Island103L74-65
1/28Davidson132W60-52
1/31@St Bonaventure14662%
2/4Duquesne13578%
2/7St Joseph's PA15782%
2/10@Richmond11654%
2/13@G Washington6435%
2/18Dayton8564%
2/25@St Joseph's PA15764%
2/28St Bonaventure14681%
3/3@VCU4627%
3/7St Louis2534%