NCAA Tournament March Madness

#258 SIUE

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

The projection that SIUE will need to secure the conference’s automatic berth makes sense given how the résumé reads: the staff can point to quality road victories at @UT San Antonio and @Drake and to steady conference wins over SE Missouri St, Tennessee St and Tennessee Tech that show the team can defend and win away from home, but those positives are offset by damaging nonconference setbacks at @Wisconsin and at @Air Force and by narrow losses to Indiana St and W Michigan that leave little room for an at-large case. The remaining slate of true road tests at @Morehead St, @Southern Indiana, @Lindenwood and @Ark Little Rock along with home chances against SE Missouri St, TN Martin, W Illinois and E Illinois gives SIUE clear paths to improve its profile, yet without a standout nonconference signature or fewer bad losses the safest path to the tournament is winning the conference’s automatic spot.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@UT San Antonio348W77-60
11/10Indiana St201L64-55
11/14@Drake160W61-59
11/17@Wisconsin41L94-69
11/21@Air Force346L77-63
11/23(N)Alabama St313W83-68
12/2@North Florida340W72-63
12/6W Michigan266L83-73
12/18@E Illinois309L76-72
12/22@W Illinois357W66-61
1/1Southern Indiana324W59-55
1/3Morehead St299L73-72
1/6Lindenwood242W66-62
1/8Ark Little Rock291L73-70
1/15@TN Martin211L65-59
1/17@SE Missouri St251W68-55
1/22Tennessee St239W74-66
1/24Tennessee Tech335W62-58
1/29@Morehead St29948%
1/31@Southern Indiana32455%
2/3@Lindenwood24235%
2/7@Ark Little Rock29146%
2/12SE Missouri St25159%
2/14TN Martin21151%
2/19@Tennessee Tech33559%
2/21@Tennessee St23934%
2/26W Illinois35788%
2/28E Illinois30972%