NCAA Tournament March Madness

#124 S Illinois

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Projection: likely out

Southern Illinois’ profile is defined by signature highs and damaging lows. The road win at Belmont and a rugged home defensive victory over Northern Iowa show the Salukis can beat worthy midmajor opponents, but a heavy loss at Memphis and poor results away at Nevada and Illinois Chicago expose inconsistency on the road that committees punish. The conference stretch still includes home tests against Illinois Chicago and Murray State and road dates at Illinois State and Northern Iowa that give clear chances to validate the Belmont victory and erase the sting of losses to Drake and Belmont at home. Because selection bodies put extra weight on wins away from campus and in neutral settings, Southern Illinois will need positive outcomes in those remaining games to turn a resume with impressive peaks into the tidy, reliable profile that earns an at-large nod.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7Missouri KC351W101-78
11/12@Nevada63L86-81
11/17@N Dakota St120L92-85
11/23(N)Delaware281W79-59
11/24(N)UAB123L81-73
11/26@Memphis105L74-58
11/29Ark Little Rock291W74-65
12/3@High Point94W86-84
12/10TN Martin211W83-54
12/13@Richmond116L93-84
12/18Illinois St84L75-68
12/21@Bradley144L73-69
12/29@Murray St90L84-81
1/1Valparaiso154W75-70
1/4@Belmont67W68-67
1/7@IL Chicago136L70-57
1/14Drake160L76-73
1/17Belmont67L73-68
1/21@Valparaiso154L69-63
1/28Northern Iowa112W65-50
1/31IL Chicago13663%
2/3@Illinois St8426%
2/6Murray St9050%
2/9@Indiana St20157%
2/12Evansville28388%
2/15Bradley14466%
2/18@Drake16047%
2/21@Northern Iowa11235%
2/25Indiana St20177%