NCAA Tournament March Madness

#179 Massachusetts

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Massachusetts' résumé has enough signature moments to command attention, with neutral-site wins over Oregon State, Boston College and Florida State and hard-fought road victories at Western Michigan, Buffalo and Ball State that show it can win outside its own building, while marquee home wins like Harvard help the profile; at the same time the season is punctuated by damaging setbacks such as the loss to Marshall, the defeat at Kent and a string of narrow road losses at Northern Illinois, Ohio and Miami Ohio that reveal late-game fragility. Nonconference neutral losses at College Charleston and Green Bay and the wild result against Bowling Green underscore an uneven stretch that keeps the team from being a lock, but the schedule still offers clear paths to strengthen the case via upcoming home dates with Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan and chance-filled trips to Ball State, Bowling Green and Ohio, whereas the road trip to Akron represents a precarious hurdle that could undo progress.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Marshall177L78-72
11/8SUNY Albany304W83-62
11/13Le Moyne261W94-80
11/16Central Conn293W84-77
11/21(N)Col Charleston171L69-65
11/22(N)WI Green Bay226L79-75
11/24(N)Oregon St214W73-65
12/3Harvard183W78-71
12/6MA Lowell319W80-60
12/10(N)Boston College145W76-74
12/13(N)Florida St101W103-95
12/20Kent139L69-59
12/30@E Michigan223L80-74
1/3Bowling Green128L101-100
1/6@Ohio235L86-83
1/10Ball St310W79-71
1/13@W Michigan266W85-82
1/17@N Illinois301L70-68
1/20Toledo156W84-82
1/23@Buffalo169W68-67
1/27@Miami OH88L86-84
1/31E Michigan22370%
2/3C Michigan30283%
2/7@Coastal Car23450%
2/14@Akron5311%
2/17Miami OH8837%
2/21Buffalo16959%
2/24@Ball St31068%
2/28@Bowling Green12828%
3/3Ohio23571%