NCAA Tournament March Madness
#65 Providence
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Projection: likely out
Providence’s body of work includes a useful neutral win over Penn State and solid home results like the win over Rhode Island, but those positives are eroded by ugly neutral losses to Wisconsin and Florida and an uncomfortable road defeat at Colorado that highlighted defensive shortcomings. Offense has been reliable enough to create marquee moments, yet the team has consistently faltered when asked to stop better opponents, which makes wins feel less resume-enhancing. The rest of the schedule supplies multiple chances to change the narrative with road outings at St John’s and Connecticut and high-profile home dates against Villanova and Creighton, while trips to Butler and Seton Hall loom as tougher chances to pick up quality road victories. Until Providence follows up its top wins with a true road or neutral triumph over a strong conference foe and tightens up defensively, the profile reads like a mix of promise and damaging setbacks.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Holy Cross | 307 | W89-79 |
| 11/8 | (N)Virginia Tech | 72 | L107-101 |
| 11/11 | Penn | 224 | W106-81 |
| 11/14 | @Colorado | 68 | L97-88 |
| 11/18 | New Hampshire | 347 | W98-66 |
| 11/22 | (N)Penn St | 93 | W77-65 |
| 11/27 | (N)Wisconsin | 26 | L104-83 |
| 11/28 | (N)Florida | 12 | L90-78 |
| 12/2 | F Dickinson | 359 | W94-64 |
| 12/6 | Rhode Island | 105 | W90-71 |
| 12/9 | Brown | 230 | 93% |
| 12/13 | @Butler | 41 | 31% |
| 12/19 | Seton Hall | 67 | 62% |
| 1/3 | @St John's | 15 | 15% |
| 1/7 | Connecticut | 7 | 26% |
| 1/10 | @Xavier | 81 | 48% |
| 1/13 | Villanova | 39 | 51% |
| 1/16 | Creighton | 51 | 58% |
| 1/19 | @Marquette | 86 | 49% |
| 1/24 | Georgetown | 88 | 71% |
| 1/27 | @Connecticut | 7 | 11% |
| 1/30 | @Villanova | 39 | 29% |
| 2/4 | Butler | 41 | 52% |
| 2/7 | DePaul | 117 | 80% |
| 2/11 | @Seton Hall | 67 | 40% |
| 2/14 | St John's | 15 | 32% |
| 2/21 | @DePaul | 117 | 61% |
| 2/24 | Xavier | 81 | 69% |
| 2/28 | @Creighton | 51 | 36% |
| 3/4 | Marquette | 86 | 71% |
| 3/7 | @Georgetown | 88 | 50% |