NCAA Tournament March Madness
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Rider’s profile reads like a tale of two seasons: its most damaging moments are the lopsided road losses at Virginia, Rutgers, Texas and Houston, results that undermine any claim to a marquee win, while its most encouraging moments are the razor-thin trips at Coppin St and Merrimack that showed the team can hang in hostile environments. With no eye-catching nonconference victories to erase those blowouts, the path forward requires winning at home against conference rivals such as Manhattan, St Peter’s and Canisius and securing resume-improving results away from home at places like Iona and Siena or on the remaining neutral or road dates. The committee will see a stark contrast between the severe defeats on major-conference floors and the signs of competitiveness in close games, so finishing the regular season with meaningful wins away from home and avoiding more damaging losses is what shapes the team’s standing with the selection panel.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | @Virginia | 23 | L87-53 |
| 11/5 | @Rutgers | 128 | L81-53 |
| 11/18 | @Texas | 55 | L99-65 |
| 11/20 | @Houston | 8 | L91-45 |
| 11/25 | Coppin St | 364 | L68-65 |
| 12/4 | @Merrimack | 285 | L68-66 |
| 12/7 | @Quinnipiac | 148 | 9% |
| 12/9 | Bucknell | 315 | 52% |
| 12/16 | @Delaware | 271 | 22% |
| 12/22 | @VCU | 40 | 1% |
| 12/29 | Manhattan | 304 | 50% |
| 1/4 | Siena | 150 | 22% |
| 1/9 | @Fairfield | 293 | 26% |
| 1/11 | Marist | 152 | 23% |
| 1/14 | Iona | 184 | 28% |
| 1/17 | @St Peter's | 330 | 35% |
| 1/19 | Sacred Heart | 275 | 42% |
| 1/24 | @Mt St Mary's | 308 | 29% |
| 1/30 | @Manhattan | 304 | 29% |
| 2/1 | St Peter's | 330 | 57% |
| 2/5 | @Marist | 152 | 10% |
| 2/7 | Merrimack | 285 | 45% |
| 2/13 | Mt St Mary's | 308 | 50% |
| 2/15 | @Sacred Heart | 275 | 23% |
| 2/20 | Canisius | 352 | 68% |
| 2/22 | Niagara | 347 | 63% |
| 2/27 | @Iona | 184 | 12% |
| 3/1 | @Siena | 150 | 9% |