NCAA Tournament March Madness

#90 Maryland

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Projection: likely out

Maryland’s résumé balances a few clear quality moments with some damaging setbacks, and that mix explains its current standing. The road win at Marquette and the neutral-court victory over UNLV give the profile splashy wins that a committee will notice, and the defense has been the steadier side of the ledger when games matter. Those positives are offset by lopsided neutral losses to Gonzaga and Alabama that read very poorly because they came on a big stage against top programs. The Big Ten grind amplifies everything since the schedule sends the Terps into hostile environments at Iowa, Virginia, UCLA and USC and into marquee league tests at Michigan, Purdue and Illinois, so there are plenty of chances to add signature road or neutral victories or to worsen the résumé with more bad results. How Maryland performs away from College Park will determine whether the strong nonconference wins are enough to overcome the heavy neutral setbacks.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Coppin St364W83-61
11/7Georgetown88L70-60
11/11Alcorn St333W84-64
11/15@Marquette86W89-82
11/19Mt St Mary's308W95-90
11/24(N)UNLV139W74-67
11/25(N)Gonzaga3L100-61
11/26(N)Alabama13L105-72
12/2Wagner314W89-63
12/6@Iowa3117%
12/13Michigan18%
12/20@Virginia2315%
12/28Old Dominion22088%
1/2Oregon8359%
1/7Indiana2432%
1/10@UCLA3317%
1/13@USC2816%
1/18Penn St9663%
1/21@Illinois1710%
1/24@Michigan St117%
2/1Purdue516%
2/5Ohio St3637%
2/8@Minnesota10844%
2/11Iowa3134%
2/15@Rutgers12851%
2/18@Northwestern5626%
2/21Washington5948%
2/25@Nebraska4823%
3/1Rutgers12873%
3/4@Wisconsin2716%
3/8Illinois1723%