NCAA Tournament March Madness

#158 Lipscomb

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Lipscomb’s resume reads like a midmajor that has shown it can win on the road but has also suffered a few damaging nonconference setbacks, so the current evaluation tracks with how a committee judges this profile. The most damaging moment was the lopsided trip to Vanderbilt, which overshadows otherwise solid road victories at Marshall and Southeast Missouri State and a comfortable home win over Western Carolina. Tight losses at Belmont, Mercer and UNC Asheville suggest the group is competitive but did not land a signature neutral or true road win against a high‑level opponent, and that lack of a marquee victory is why the resume still needs work. Remaining opportunities are clear: road trips to nationally prominent programs offer a long‑shot chance to redefine the resume and the bulk of conference play contains multiple winnable tests where road wins at familiar league foes and a strong showing in the conference tournament would be the most direct way to change the picture.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Vanderbilt6L105-61
11/9@Mercer172L92-77
11/11@UNC Asheville226L69-64
11/19@Belmont85L75-68
11/22W Carolina256W83-62
11/26@Marshall170W90-67
11/29@SE Missouri St243W88-77
12/3Tennessee Tech302W83-80
12/7Alabama A&M26278%
12/16@Duke41%
12/29@Cincinnati7315%
1/1Jacksonville27279%
1/3North Florida33489%
1/8@Stetson34177%
1/10@FGCU16841%
1/15Bellarmine28380%
1/17Austin Peay18065%
1/22Stetson34190%
1/24FGCU16863%
1/29@Jacksonville27259%
1/31@North Florida33475%
2/5@Austin Peay18043%
2/7Cent Arkansas25076%
2/11E Kentucky26878%
2/14@Queens NC18945%
2/19@Bellarmine28361%
2/21North Alabama21871%
2/25@West Georgia28261%
2/28@E Kentucky26859%