NCAA Tournament March Madness

#146 St Bonaventure

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St Bonaventure looks like a team that will have to win the conference tournament to reach the NCAA field because its best moments are useful but not eye-catching and its worst moments are damaging. Neutral wins over Bradley and East Carolina and road victories at FAU and Buffalo show they can beat quality opponents away from home, but those results are offset by a blowout loss to St Louis and harmful home setbacks to Richmond and Fordham that undercut any at-large argument. A neutral loss at North Carolina is respectable yet it does not erase a pattern of struggles on the road at VCU, St Joseph’s and La Salle, so the profile lacks a signature road or neutral victory. The remaining schedule hands them winnable home dates against George Mason, Duquesne and Davidson and a chance to rebuild, but it also forces tough trips to Dayton, George Mason and George Washington, so unless they add a meaningful win away from home the conference tournament is the clearest path to the bracket.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Bradley144W69-63
11/8Canisius343W89-70
11/12Siena173W75-66
11/15Youngstown St220W84-80
11/20Robert Morris193W75-61
11/25(N)North Carolina28L85-70
11/27(N)East Carolina275W67-58
11/30@FL Atlantic97W70-65
12/6@Buffalo169W77-69
12/10Colgate204W85-77
12/13(N)Ohio235L88-83
12/20Le Moyne261W92-81
12/31@VCU46L89-82
1/7Richmond116L89-80
1/10Fordham200L81-77
1/14@St Joseph's PA157L68-64
1/17@La Salle222L78-74
1/20Loyola-Chicago318W84-70
1/23St Louis25L97-62
1/28@Duquesne135W87-79
1/31George Mason7638%
2/3@Dayton8522%
2/7@Fordham20051%
2/14Duquesne13558%
2/18St Joseph's PA15763%
2/21@Richmond11631%
2/25Rhode Island10347%
2/28@George Mason7619%
3/4@G Washington6416%
3/7Davidson13256%