NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Siena

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#150 Siena

Bubble Watch | Bracketology

Chat with the Bracketologist | How does this work?

Projection: need to automatically qualify

Siena’s resume is anchored by a stingy defense and some solid wins away from home but it lacks the kind of signature victory that swings a committee’s thinking. The road win at Brown and the neutral-site triumph over Longwood demonstrate the team can win outside its gym, yet the home loss to Colgate and the setback at St Bonaventure are damaging because they come without the offset of a marquee scalp. Most nonconference opponents on the ledger offer little resume lift so the remaining road tests at Indiana, Iona, and Vermont are true opportunities to add a statement result, and productive away performances against conference rivals such as Rider, Niagara, and Canisius would steady the case. Until Siena seizes one of those higher-profile chances and avoids another harmful home defeat, the profile reads like a team that can win its league but still needs a headline win to move comfortably into at-large consideration.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	Bryant	312	W82-66
11/7	@Brown	228	W62-46
11/12	@St Bonaventure	115	L75-66
11/17	Colgate	164	L72-69
11/21	SUNY Albany	316	W73-63
11/24	@Holy Cross	306	W73-69
11/28	(N)Longwood	294	W70-63
11/29	@American Univ	234	W59-55
11/30	(N)Maine	325	W64-60
12/5	Niagara	347	W83-54
12/7	Canisius	352	93%
12/17	@Vermont	209	50%
12/22	@Indiana	24	6%
1/2	@Iona	184	45%
1/4	@Rider	340	78%
1/9	Merrimack	285	82%
1/11	@Mt St Mary's	308	69%
1/14	Sacred Heart	275	80%
1/17	@Manhattan	304	68%
1/19	Fairfield	293	83%
1/22	Marist	152	62%
1/30	@Niagara	347	79%
2/1	@Canisius	352	83%
2/5	Iona	184	67%
2/7	@St Peter's	330	74%
2/13	Quinnipiac	148	60%
2/15	@Marist	152	40%
2/20	@Merrimack	285	64%
2/22	St Peter's	330	89%
2/27	@Fairfield	293	65%
3/1	Rider	340	91%