NCAA Tournament March Madness

#38 Miami FL

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Projected seed: 9 (last four in)

Miami’s résumé is built around a clear defensive identity and a handful of signature results that both help and hurt its standing. The most persuasive moments are the road victory at Mississippi and the neutral-site win over Georgetown, and home wins over Stanford and California show it can handle quality nonconference opponents, while the neutral-site setbacks to Florida and BYU are the kind of blemishes that selection committees notice. A string of dominant wins over lower-level opposition pads the win column but does little to move the needle, so the ACC slate and remaining true road tests — trips to Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Clemson, Virginia and NC State, plus games at SMU and at home against Louisville — represent real chances to add resume-building victories or to expose weaknesses away from home. Taken together, the mix of a stout defense, one meaningful road win, a couple of damaging neutral losses and several high-leverage upcoming opportunities explains why Miami’s profile sits where it does.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Jacksonville271W86-69
11/6Bethune-Cookman222W101-61
11/10Stetson341W102-61
11/16(N)Florida13L82-68
11/20Elon214W99-72
11/23Delaware St362W97-41
11/27(N)BYU10L72-62
11/28(N)Georgetown88W78-65
12/2@Mississippi51W75-66
12/6Southern Miss20495%
12/13ULM355100%
12/16Florida Intl20695%
12/21North Florida33499%
12/30Pittsburgh9482%
1/7@Wake Forest5448%
1/10Georgia Tech13889%
1/13@Notre Dame6350%
1/17@Clemson2132%
1/20Florida St9382%
1/24@Syracuse6551%
1/28Stanford8078%
1/31California7074%
2/7@Boston College12473%
2/10North Carolina2655%
2/14@NC State3438%
2/17Virginia Tech7275%
2/21@Virginia2333%
2/24@Florida St9364%
2/28Boston College12488%
3/4@SMU4243%
3/7Louisville1442%