NCAA Tournament March Madness

#311 TX Southern

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Texas Southern's profile explains why the committee would view the team as needing to capture the conference crown to get into the NCAA field. The resume is marked by solid home wins over Alabama A&M and Alabama State and a convincing victory over Mississippi Valley State, but those positives are overwhelmed by lopsided road defeats at Gonzaga, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, NC State and Minnesota that erase much of the benefit of competitive outings at Samford and a tight road game at Jackson State. Those heavy losses at major programs expose a lack of any signature nonconference win or meaningful neutral‑site success and leave the résumé weighted toward victories over low‑major competition. The remaining Southwestern schedule against Grambling, Southern, Prairie View, Florida A&M, Bethune‑Cookman, Alcorn State and Jackson State gives plenty of chances to pile up wins, yet those results would bolster record more than résumé quality, so the secure path to the tournament runs through winning the conference title.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Gonzaga10L98-43
11/6@Texas A&M33L104-70
11/12Samford249L93-90
11/15@Texas St282L77-67
11/20@Vanderbilt12L109-74
12/6Sam Houston St104L82-70
12/14@Minnesota82L89-53
12/17@NC State24L108-72
12/22Abilene Chr253L75-68
1/3@Southern Univ263L84-73
1/5@Grambling279L84-67
1/10Ark Pine Bluff312L74-66
1/12MS Valley St365W84-51
1/17@Alcorn St344W72-71
1/19@Jackson St339L94-89
1/24Alabama A&M294W89-74
1/27Alabama St313W96-64
1/31@Prairie View33245%
2/7@Florida A&M31440%
2/9@Bethune-Cookman24425%
2/14Grambling27953%
2/16Southern Univ26350%
2/26Alcorn St34472%
2/28Jackson St33970%
3/5Prairie View33267%