NCAA Tournament March Madness

#249 Samford

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Samford’s profile reads like a team with a clear ceiling and a clear pathway: the competitive road showing at Arkansas is a résumé highlight that proves they can compete with high-level opposition, but that single bright moment is undermined by ugly neutral and road losses such as the blowout at Utah Valley and defeats at VCU and New Mexico State that damage the at-large narrative. League play has produced quality home wins and some resume-building victories, yet losses at Furman, Wofford and ETSU leave the overall body of work light on signature wins away from home. The remaining schedule includes trips to Furman and Western Carolina along with a mix of home and road league matchups that give Samford the chance to eliminate damaging blemishes and pick up respect-worthy results. Without a stretch of road or neutral victories over recognized opponents the most realistic route into the national field is to capture the Southern Conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Tulane194L85-72
11/7S Carolina St361W82-72
11/12@TX Southern311W93-90
11/14@Arkansas22L79-75
11/16@Cent Arkansas184W84-77
11/19FGCU228L77-62
11/21@New Mexico St158L81-72
11/25(N)Georgia St270W78-63
11/26(N)Utah Valley106L89-45
12/5@VCU46L83-57
12/7Cornell180W93-90
1/1@VMI354W78-58
1/3@UNC Greensboro308L89-82
1/7W Carolina260W82-77
1/10@Chattanooga267L88-79
1/14Furman166L77-73
1/17ETSU126L76-75
1/21@Wofford217L88-78
1/24Chattanooga267W75-64
1/29@Furman16624%
1/31@W Carolina26042%
2/5Citadel35287%
2/7Mercer14138%
2/11Wofford21755%
2/14@ETSU12617%
2/19@Citadel35272%
2/21@Mercer14119%
2/26VMI35488%
2/28UNC Greensboro30874%