NCAA Tournament March Madness

#243 SE Missouri St

Bubble Watch | Bracketology

Chat with the Bracketologist | How does this work?


Projection: need to automatically qualify

Southeast Missouri State’s résumé is anchored by a solid nonconference victory over Cal Poly but it has been swamped by lopsided road defeats at St. Louis, Iowa and Missouri and by home setbacks to Lipscomb and St. Thomas that revealed defensive issues and left little margin for error. The early-season damage makes the Ohio Valley stretch crucial: a tough trip to Chattanooga and road dates at Morehead State and SIUE are the most meaningful remaining tests because committee voters prize wins away from home, while home opportunities against Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Southern Indiana and Lindenwood are the clearest chances to rack up the kind of quality results that can repair the profile. If the Redhawks can win the key road tests and avoid further league slip-ups they can wipe out much of the harm from those heavy nonconference losses, but more subpar results in conference play would make an automatic conference title the likeliest route back to the field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@St Louis44L92-67
11/7@Missouri37L89-84
11/15St Thomas MN182L84-72
11/18@Iowa31L99-70
11/25(N)Cal Poly224W84-68
11/26@Northern Arizona265L79-72
11/29Lipscomb157L88-77
12/6@Chattanooga20532%
12/18@Tennessee Tech30251%
12/20@Tennessee St24439%
1/1E Illinois32978%
1/3W Illinois35887%
1/8@Southern Indiana30451%
1/10@Morehead St32355%
1/15Lindenwood25263%
1/17SIUE19853%
1/20TN Martin22758%
1/22Ark Little Rock30973%
1/29@W Illinois35872%
1/31@E Illinois32958%
2/5Morehead St32376%
2/7Southern Indiana30472%
2/12@SIUE19831%
2/14@Lindenwood25241%
2/17@TN Martin22736%
2/21@Ark Little Rock30952%
2/26Tennessee St24461%
2/28Tennessee Tech30272%