NCAA Tournament March Madness

#170 Marshall

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Marshall’s resume is anchored by eye‑catching road victories at Massachusetts and Toledo that show the program can win away from home, but those bright spots are tempered by a blowout at Virginia, a lopsided home loss to Lipscomb, and a tight defeat at UNC Wilmington that signal inconsistency against good competition. The balance of the schedule features several winnable conference dates at home against familiar Sun Belt opponents and a handful of true road tests at places like Troy and James Madison, so there are clear opportunities to replace bad results with quality wins before Selection Sunday. Committees will reward the team’s proven ability to win in hostile environments while penalizing the severe setbacks and uneven defense, so Marshall’s fate will hinge on whether it can string together strong showings in the upcoming league stretch and avoid more damaging losses.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Massachusetts187W78-72
11/8@Toledo161W85-73
11/12Elon214W96-89
11/15@Virginia23L104-78
11/20Ark Pine Bluff357W98-70
11/23Mercyhurst327W69-60
11/26Lipscomb158L90-67
12/3@UNC Wilmington102L70-69
12/6@Ohio21247%
12/10WKU12648%
12/13Wright St15458%
12/20@Troy14532%
12/31Georgia St33588%
1/3Appalachian St29681%
1/7@James Madison17740%
1/10@Georgia St33573%
1/14Coastal Car24273%
1/17James Madison17762%
1/22ULM35593%
1/24South Alabama16760%
1/28@Texas St23150%
1/31@Arkansas St15135%
2/4Southern Miss20467%
2/11@Old Dominion22048%
2/14@Ga Southern22450%
2/19@Appalachian St29663%
2/21@Coastal Car24253%
2/24Old Dominion22070%
2/27Ga Southern22471%