NCAA Tournament March Madness

#236 Jacksonville St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Jacksonville State’s résumé has a clear shape: a signature home win over Coastal Car that proves they can close out tight games is tempered by damaging setbacks like the neutral loss to North Dakota St and road defeats at Arkansas St and Liberty that underline an inability so far to win away from its building. The defense has carried more of the load while the offense has been inconsistent, and that split makes the remaining chances at Georgia St, at ETSU, at New Mexico St and home dates with WKU and Sam Houston State feel like must-win opportunities to add a genuine road or neutral signature. Until Jacksonville State can follow its home success with a quality result away from its venue the committee will view the résumé as underbuilt despite flashes that suggest the team can compete with stronger opponents.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/14Coastal Car242W74-67
11/19South Alabama167L71-65
11/24@Arkansas St151L74-63
11/26(N)N Dakota St149L56-43
12/1North Alabama218L73-66
12/13@Georgia St33562%
12/17E Kentucky26866%
12/20@ETSU11315%
12/29WKU12636%
1/2@Delaware27145%
1/4@Liberty10413%
1/7Florida Intl20656%
1/10@Kennesaw16928%
1/14Sam Houston St12736%
1/17Louisiana Tech19453%
1/24MTSU14040%
1/28@Florida Intl20634%
1/31@Missouri St25142%
2/5@WKU12618%
2/7Kennesaw16949%
2/11UTEP23862%
2/14New Mexico St11935%
2/18@Louisiana Tech19431%
2/21@Sam Houston St12718%
2/26Delaware27167%
2/28Liberty10429%
3/5@New Mexico St11917%
3/7@UTEP23840%