NCAA Tournament March Madness

#202 Southern Univ

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Southern’s résumé is shaped by a brutal nonconference road slate — trips to Arkansas and Marquette produced damaging losses while a competitive outing at Washington and a gritty win at Northwestern Louisiana offered the only clear upside. The worst blemish came at Arkansas where the team was overwhelmed away from home and that result carries far more weight than routine home victories over Arkansas Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State. What keeps the profile alive are upcoming high-visibility road chances at Texas, Baylor and Illinois along with conference opportunities such as road games at Prairie View and Jackson State and manageable home dates. Converting any of those games against recognizable opponents would noticeably change how the resume reads. Southern’s path forward hinges on delivering a resume-elevating road result while avoiding further damaging losses.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Arkansas30L109-77
11/5@Marquette87L100-82
11/18@Washington59L99-93
11/21@San Jose St186L80-66
11/29@Northwestern LA316W75-73
12/8@Texas548%
12/10@Texas St23244%
12/16@Cal Baptist13624%
12/21@Baylor294%
12/29@Illinois172%
12/31@Alcorn St33367%
1/3TX Southern31380%
1/5Prairie View29878%
1/10@Florida A&M34471%
1/12@Bethune-Cookman22343%
1/17@Grambling28454%
1/24Ark Pine Bluff35790%
1/26MS Valley St36598%
1/31@Alcorn St33367%
2/2@Jackson St31962%
2/7Alabama A&M26171%
2/9Alabama St25871%
2/14@Prairie View29858%
2/16@TX Southern31361%
2/21Grambling28474%
2/26Florida A&M34487%
2/28Bethune-Cookman22365%
3/3@Alabama St25849%
3/5@Alabama A&M26150%