NCAA Tournament March Madness

#263 Southern Univ

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Southern’s profile has a few meaningful wins against conference peers, including road success at Northwestern LA and home victories over TX Southern, Grambling and Bethune‑Cookman, but that resume is overwhelmed by heavy defeats at marquee programs such as Arkansas, Baylor, Illinois and Texas and by losses at respectable mid‑majors like Marquette and San Jose State, which leave the team with little margin for error. The schedule ahead is largely conference opponents where Southern can rebuild credibility against Mississippi Valley State, Alcorn State, Jackson State, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Prairie View, Grambling, Florida A&M and Bethune‑Cookman, yet those games must be won and road performance must improve to offset the nonconference damage. Given the quality gap in those lopsided losses, the clearest and most realistic route to the NCAA tournament is to seize the Southwestern AC’s automatic berth by winning the conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Arkansas22L109-77
11/5@Marquette110L100-82
11/18@Washington48L99-93
11/21@San Jose St255L80-66
11/29@Northwestern LA271W75-73
12/8@Texas35L95-69
12/10@Texas St282L86-83
12/16@Cal Baptist133L75-67
12/21@Baylor52L111-67
12/29@Illinois4L90-55
1/3TX Southern311W84-73
1/5Prairie View332L89-85
1/10@Florida A&M314L67-59
1/12@Bethune-Cookman244W77-73
1/17@Grambling279W71-53
1/24Ark Pine Bluff312L75-74
1/26MS Valley St36597%
1/28MS Valley St36597%
1/31@Alcorn St34463%
2/2@Jackson St33960%
2/7Alabama A&M29467%
2/9Alabama St31372%
2/14@Prairie View33256%
2/16@TX Southern31150%
2/21Grambling27965%
2/26Florida A&M31472%
2/28Bethune-Cookman24457%
3/3@Alabama St31351%
3/5@Alabama A&M29445%