NCAA Tournament March Madness

#318 Loyola MD

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Loyola Maryland’s résumé is driven by a neutral-site win over Stonehill and a high-octane home showing against Coppin State, but those bright spots are undermined by a humbling trip to Kentucky and damaging road losses at Fairfield, Duquesne and Hampton that highlight struggles away from home. The committee will see a thin ledger of quality victories and the kind of ugly defeats that are hard to overcome without headlining wins on neutral floors or true road wins. A remaining nonconference trip to George Mason and a Patriot League run that includes Colgate and pivotal home dates with Bucknell, American and Holy Cross present clear chances to repair the profile, yet those opportunities require better performance in hostile environments. Until Loyola turns its road résumé around and stacks signature conference wins the profile reads like a team with a path forward but with significant work to do.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Towson131L67-56
11/11NJIT351L66-64
11/15(N)Stonehill345W74-63
11/16@Fairfield293L85-82
11/19@Duquesne142L92-78
11/21@Kentucky20L88-46
11/30Coppin St364W95-84
12/3@Hampton219L93-71
12/9@VMI34047%
12/13Mt St Mary's30859%
12/21@George Mason572%
12/31@American Univ23424%
1/3Lafayette33166%
1/7@Army34950%
1/10@Bucknell31539%
1/14Colgate16632%
1/17Boston Univ24947%
1/19@Lehigh29734%
1/24Bucknell31561%
1/28American Univ23444%
1/31@Navy19118%
2/4Lehigh29756%
2/7@Boston Univ24926%
2/11@Lafayette33144%
2/15Holy Cross30759%
2/18Army34971%
2/21@Colgate16615%
2/25Navy19136%
2/28@Holy Cross30736%