NCAA Tournament March Madness

#229 James Madison

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

James Madison’s resume features a few encouraging home moments, including a narrow win over Old Dominion and a road victory at Arkansas State, but those highlights are undercut by rough trips that produced a heavy loss at Arkansas and defeats at George Mason, Longwood and Marshall that expose real vulnerability away from home. Home wins over Norfolk State and North Carolina Central show the team can finish tight games, yet the absence of a neutral-site or marquee road scalp leaves the profile light on signature victories. With conference road tests at Troy and Southern Miss and a home date with Louisiana among the remaining chances to bolster the resume, the clearest path onto the NCAA bracket is to secure the conference’s automatic bid.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Akron53L85-71
11/9Coppin St364W84-70
11/12@Longwood274L82-72
11/15@LIU Brooklyn219L88-79
11/18Towson168W81-75
11/24@Florida Intl191W80-72
11/25(N)NE Omaha256W88-77
11/29@George Mason76L82-66
12/3NC Central347W67-62
12/6Norfolk St307W68-67
12/17@Old Dominion225L77-68
12/20@Ga Southern245L96-92
12/29@Arkansas22L103-74
1/3@Arkansas St159W78-74
1/7Marshall177L66-64
1/10Old Dominion225W70-69
1/15@Appalachian St216L80-65
1/17@Marshall177L77-72
1/22South Alabama206L90-83
1/24Texas St282W82-57
1/29@Troy11317%
1/31@Southern Miss25043%
2/4Louisiana33182%
2/7Toledo15646%
2/12Georgia St27070%
2/14Appalachian St21659%
2/18@Coastal Car23439%
2/21@Georgia St27048%
2/25Ga Southern24565%
2/27Coastal Car23462%