NCAA Tournament March Madness

#272 Jacksonville

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Jacksonvilleā€™s body of work carries clear highs and damaging lows. The road victory at VMI and the neutral-site win over Bethune-Cookman and a nonconference triumph over Florida A&M show the team can close out games, but those moments are offset by lopsided road losses at Miami, High Point and George Mason and a neutral setback to Pacific that expose an inability to compete away from home against stronger opponents. Because resume builders usually come from road and neutral wins, the profile looks thin despite a favorable stretch of conference home dates; upcoming chances at Florida International, Texas A&M and Florida State and Atlantic Sun road trips to Lipscomb and FGCU represent the few opportunities to flip the script. If Jacksonville takes care of business at home and steals at least one meaningful game away or on a neutral floor, the picture improves, but without that kind of win the heavy losses will continue to dominate how the season is judged.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Miami FL38L86-69
11/11@High Point87L85-64
11/15@VMI339W69-67
11/18@George Mason57L79-57
11/24(N)Bethune-Cookman222W69-64
11/25(N)Pacific130L68-53
12/2Florida A&M344W85-82
12/6@Florida Intl20628%
12/14@Texas A&M453%
12/17@Florida A&M34459%
12/22@Florida St939%
1/1@Lipscomb15821%
1/3@Austin Peay18024%
1/8Queens NC18947%
1/10West Georgia28263%
1/15@Cent Arkansas25036%
1/17@North Alabama21830%
1/22Bellarmine28363%
1/24E Kentucky26860%
1/29Lipscomb15841%
1/31FGCU16842%
2/5@Queens NC18926%
2/7@West Georgia28241%
2/12@Stetson34158%
2/14North Florida33476%
2/19@FGCU16822%
2/21Austin Peay18045%
2/26Stetson34178%
2/28@North Florida33456%