NCAA Tournament March Madness

#332 NJIT

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

NJIT’s profile makes it clear that its only realistic path to the NCAA tournament runs through the America East automatic bid. The Highlanders have flashes, including a road victory at Loyola Maryland and an earlier road win at Vermont and a string of conference wins that show they can win away from home in league play, but those highlights are overwhelmed by damaging nonconference defeats at Louisville, Butler and Cincinnati and by multiple lopsided losses that undercut any at‑large case. With meaningful wins largely lacking outside the league and marquee outings turning into resume killers, the committee would view NJIT as needing to capture the conference title to punch a ticket.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Fordham166W72-61
11/8Fairfield263L74-53
11/11@Loyola MD322W66-64
11/15F Dickinson336W93-81
11/18@Drexel222L75-43
11/22@Navy142L86-70
11/24@Cincinnati44L94-67
11/26@Louisville19L104-47
11/28@E Michigan239L73-55
12/5@High Point92L89-72
12/10New Haven328W70-64
12/13Sacred Heart296L65-49
12/22@Butler86L101-52
12/31@Penn150L80-61
1/3@Binghamton359W73-65
1/8New Hampshire349W80-76
1/10Maine348L74-70
1/15@MA Lowell321W73-64
1/19Bryant355W79-55
1/22@UMBC185L87-74
1/29@SUNY Albany324W77-68
1/31@Vermont240W79-77
2/5MA Lowell321W81-56
2/7Binghamton359W73-64
2/12@New Hampshire349W76-70
2/14@Maine348W67-58
2/19SUNY Albany324L81-63
2/21Vermont240L70-64
2/28@Bryant355L69-52
3/3UMBC185L91-52
3/7Maine348W60-58
3/10@Vermont240L63-54