NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: St John's

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#20 St John's

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Projected seed: 5

St John's resume reads like a team worthy of a firm but cautious placement because it combines real signature wins away from home and on neutral courts with a handful of damaging setbacks. A neutral-site victory over Baylor and true road wins at Villanova, Creighton, Butler and Xavier show the roster can win in hostile environments, while a non-conference slate that included Alabama, Iowa State, Kentucky and Auburn proves the schedule was intentionally difficult. The narrow neutral loss to Iowa State and the defeat at neutral Kentucky blunt some of the shine from those big wins and a home setback to Providence is the kind of blemish committees notice. With still-open opportunities against Creighton and several conference foes plus meaningful games against Connecticut and Villanova that can swing perception, the body of work reflects marquee moments, a few bad nights and enough remaining chances to improve without yet vaulting the team into the top tier.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	Quinnipiac	181	W108-74
11/8	Alabama	17	L103-96
11/15	William & Mary	130	W93-60
11/20	Bucknell	327	W97-49
11/24	(N)Iowa St	5	L83-82
11/25	(N)Baylor	52	W96-81
11/26	(N)Auburn	26	L85-74
12/6	Mississippi	73	W63-58
12/13	Iona	231	W91-64
12/16	DePaul	107	W79-66
12/20	(N)Kentucky	32	L78-66
12/23	Harvard	183	W85-59
12/31	@Georgetown	93	W95-83
1/3	Providence	71	L77-71
1/6	@Butler	60	W84-70
1/10	@Creighton	65	W90-73
1/13	Marquette	110	W92-68
1/17	@Villanova	27	W86-79
1/20	Seton Hall	49	W65-60
1/24	@Xavier	89	W88-83
1/28	Butler	60	W92-70
2/3	@DePaul	107	80%
2/6	Connecticut	13	52%
2/9	Xavier	89	90%
2/14	@Providence	71	69%
2/18	@Marquette	110	82%
2/21	Creighton	65	85%
2/25	@Connecticut	13	31%
2/28	Villanova	27	69%
3/3	Georgetown	93	90%
3/6	@Seton Hall	49	61%