NCAA Tournament March Madness

#88 Miami OH

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Projection: likely out

Miami’s body of work shows a team that can pile up victories but has not delivered the kind of marquee results that sway the committee, with most scalps coming against lesser nonconference foes and only a handful of quality moments such as the home wins over Akron and Buffalo, the neutral-site victory over UNC Greensboro and road trips to places like Kent State and UNC Asheville. The problem is not a lack of wins so much as where those wins came and how the team has looked when tested, because defensive lapses in high-scoring affairs against Buffalo and Central Michigan undercut the resume and make the committee wary of the résumé’s substance. The remaining schedule offers clear chances to change the conversation with road dates at Buffalo, Marshall and Ohio plus conference trips to Massachusetts, Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan and a home date with Northern Illinois, but without at least one signature road or neutral victory the weakness of most current wins and the defensive concerns keep Miami on the outside looking in.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Old Dominion225W87-72
11/15@Air Force346W76-61
11/20Mercyhurst300W76-71
11/23Ark Pine Bluff312W111-84
11/26(N)UNC Greensboro308W82-71
12/6Maine345W93-61
12/10@UNC Asheville218W90-87
12/13@E Kentucky262W79-69
12/16@Wright St142W83-76
12/20@Ball St310W86-77
12/30@Bowling Green128W93-83
1/3Akron53W76-73
1/6W Michigan266W87-76
1/9@Toledo156W87-73
1/13C Michigan302W100-61
1/17Buffalo169W105-102
1/20@Kent139W107-101
1/27Massachusetts179W86-84
1/31N Illinois30194%
2/3@Buffalo16961%
2/7@Marshall17762%
2/14Ohio23588%
2/17@Massachusetts17963%
2/21Bowling Green12872%
2/24@E Michigan22372%
2/28@W Michigan26679%
3/3Toledo15678%
3/6@Ohio23573%