NCAA Tournament March Madness

#299 Morehead St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Morehead State’s at-large case looks weak because the résumé’s brightest moments — a neutral win at ULM and a handful of home conference wins including Ark Little Rock — are overshadowed by lopsided road defeats at Wake Forest, Georgia, and Clemson and a particularly bad loss at Murray State that reveal persistent trouble winning away from home. The nonconference slate produced too few quality scalps while several damaging losses leave the resume short on signature victories, and the remaining league schedule at SIUE, Lindenwood, SE Missouri State, Tennessee Martin, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State, Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois and Southern Indiana plus home and road rematches will help build momentum but are unlikely to supply the kind of resume-boosting wins that earn an at-large bid. That combination explains why the clearest path for this team to reach the big tournament runs through the conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Wake Forest74L81-65
11/9@Georgia34L120-81
11/11@Clemson29L83-56
11/21@ETSU126L77-62
11/22(N)ULM360W83-80
11/29@IUPUI325L85-80
12/2@Murray St90L84-52
12/6@Presbyterian277L80-72
12/16Ark Little Rock291W78-64
12/20@Southern Indiana324W64-60
1/1@Lindenwood242L77-64
1/3@SIUE258W73-72
1/8TN Martin211L76-68
1/10SE Missouri St251W71-69
1/15@Tennessee St239L105-100
1/17@Tennessee Tech335W76-70
1/22W Illinois357W71-66
1/24E Illinois309W73-68
1/29SIUE25852%
1/31Lindenwood24248%
2/5@SE Missouri St25128%
2/7@TN Martin21122%
2/12Tennessee Tech33571%
2/14Tennessee St23946%
2/19@E Illinois30941%
2/21@W Illinois35765%
2/24Southern Indiana32468%
2/26@Ark Little Rock29137%