NCAA Tournament March Madness

#317 Lafayette

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Lafayette looks like a team that will need the Patriot League automatic bid to reach the NCAA tournament because its most meaningful moments are limited to a road win at Loyola Maryland and league victories over Bucknell and Holy Cross while its nonconference body of work is defined by heavy defeats at power‑conference venues such as Texas, West Virginia and Georgia Tech and by difficult road losses at St. Joseph’s and Penn. Those modest résumé highlights are overshadowed by a string of poor showings away from home and a shortage of quality wins outside the conference, so the remaining Patriot League slate — led by a trip to Colgate and head‑to‑head chances against Bucknell, Army, Navy, Loyola Maryland, Lehigh and Holy Cross — represents the clearest route for Lafayette to alter its standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@St Joseph's PA157L85-76
11/8@Texas35L97-60
11/13Cornell180L97-78
11/17@West Virginia58L81-59
11/21@Stonehill341L74-70
11/28Le Moyne261L76-63
11/29Ball St310W55-37
11/30Monmouth NJ198L88-74
12/5Mercyhurst300W79-71
12/8@Penn189L74-72
12/18@Charlotte172L81-67
12/20@Georgia Tech129L95-81
12/31Colgate204L85-77
1/3@Loyola MD322W79-64
1/7Boston Univ292L83-67
1/10@Navy178L76-50
1/14@Bucknell327L76-69
1/17Holy Cross328W74-55
1/21@Boston Univ292L77-73
1/24@Lehigh305L64-59
1/26Bucknell32764%
1/28Bucknell327W81-79
1/31@American Univ22119%
2/4Navy17830%
2/7@Army33746%
2/11Loyola MD32262%
2/14Lehigh30557%
2/18@Holy Cross32842%
2/22American Univ22138%
2/25@Colgate20417%
2/28Army33768%