NCAA Tournament March Madness

#68 McNeese St

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Projected seed: 12 (automatic qualifier)

McNeese State's projection makes sense because their résumé includes signature neutral-site wins over Washington, Murray State and Middle Tennessee and a tough road victory at Rhode Island that show they can win away from home. Those highs are undercut by a lopsided trip to Michigan and troubling defeats at Santa Clara, Incarnate Word and UTRGV that create real questions about consistency. The nonconference slate demonstrates they sought meaningful opponents, and the remaining conference road tests at Lamar and SF Austin along with winnable home dates against league rivals offer a clear path to erase the blemishes and solidify their standing, which is why the team occupies this position.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Santa Clara44L79-67
11/14Louisiana331W88-62
11/23(N)G Washington64W92-86
11/24(N)Murray St90W73-60
11/25(N)MTSU147W72-62
12/1@Incarnate Word248L71-67
12/5Northwestern LA271W92-54
12/9@Rhode Island103W66-64
12/12East Texas A&M295W102-66
12/15@Houston Chr306W78-68
12/29@Michigan2L112-71
1/2Lamar207W82-70
1/5SF Austin99W66-64
1/10SE Louisiana259W73-61
1/12Nicholls St247W94-68
1/17@UTRGV174L79-76
1/19@TAM C. Christi185W69-53
1/24New Orleans202W82-63
1/27@SE Louisiana259W76-66
1/31@Lamar20777%
2/2@SF Austin9952%
2/7Incarnate Word24893%
2/9Houston Chr30697%
2/14@East Texas A&M29589%
2/16@Northwestern LA27186%
2/21TAM C. Christi18588%
2/23UTRGV17487%
2/28@New Orleans20277%
3/2@Nicholls St24783%