NCAA Tournament March Madness

#222 La Salle

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

La Salle’s profile reads like a team with a few signature wins but too many bad losses to feel secure, with road victory at Rhode Island and home wins over Dayton and St. Bonaventure standing out as the resume’s best moments while neutral-site success against Drexel offers a rare quality showing away from its building. Those positives are overwhelmed by ugly setbacks, most notably the trips to Michigan and St. Louis and home defeats to Villanova and Temple, plus surprising losses to mid-major opponents on both neutral floors and the road that make the committee question consistency. The schedule has not helped, because the nonconference slate included several top-tier opponents and the A-10 slate has featured hostile environments at George Washington, Richmond and Fordham where La Salle failed to close the deal. Remaining games give the team clear chances to repair the resume with winnable home dates and a manageable road stretch, but there are also difficult tests at Loyola-Chicago, St. Louis and Davidson that could deepen the damage if results go the wrong way. In short, the roster has flashes that could justify inclusion if it finishes strong, yet the body of work as it stands is weighed down by damaging losses away from home and missed opportunities against quality opposition.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5Coppin St364W87-59
11/8Monmouth NJ198W73-60
11/11@Temple152L90-63
11/15(N)Penn St125L83-69
11/19Villanova27L70-55
11/28(N)Hofstra115L63-58
11/29@Penn189L73-71
11/30(N)Merrimack208L66-60
12/6(N)Drexel212W69-64
12/13@LIU Brooklyn219L70-60
12/19@High Point94L84-72
12/21@Michigan2L102-50
12/31George Mason76L80-75
1/3@G Washington64L77-55
1/7@Rhode Island103W79-72
1/10St Louis25L84-72
1/14@Richmond116L74-53
1/17St Bonaventure146W78-74
1/21Dayton85W67-64
1/28@Fordham200L64-58
1/31St Joseph's PA15747%
2/3@Loyola-Chicago31862%
2/7@St Louis252%
2/11VCU4615%
2/18@Duquesne13522%
2/21Rhode Island10332%
2/24G Washington6420%
3/1@Davidson13221%
3/4Fordham20057%
3/7@St Joseph's PA15726%