NCAA Tournament March Madness

#302 Tennessee Tech

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Tennessee Tech’s résumé is anchored by a road win at SC Upstate and some tight showings at Lipscomb and Charlotte, but those positives are overwhelmed by damaging defeats at Kentucky and Georgia and road losses at WKU plus a home loss to West Georgia that create ugly signature results a committee will notice. The staff has shown it can compete away from home in a handful of games, yet it lacks a marquee nonconference victory, so the severity of the bad losses matters more than the close defeats. The remaining slate gives Tennessee Tech winnable home dates against W Illinois, Morehead St and Southern Indiana alongside meaningful road tests at SIUE, Tennessee St and Ark Little Rock that represent the clearest path to rehabilitate the profile. Until those tougher road chances are converted into wins, the most reliable way into the field is to secure the conference’s automatic berth.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@WKU125L82-70
11/7@Charlotte192L70-65
11/17West Georgia282L61-59
11/19@SC Upstate280W88-84
11/26@Kentucky20L104-54
11/29@Georgia23L123-81
12/3@Lipscomb157L83-80
12/6@West Georgia28233%
12/18SE Missouri St24349%
12/20TN Martin22746%
12/30Tennessee St24549%
1/1@Ark Little Rock30939%
1/8@E Illinois33046%
1/10@W Illinois35860%
1/15Southern Indiana30361%
1/17Morehead St32365%
1/22@Lindenwood25329%
1/24@SIUE19821%
1/27@Tennessee St24528%
1/31Ark Little Rock30962%
2/5W Illinois35880%
2/7E Illinois33068%
2/12@Morehead St32343%
2/14@Southern Indiana30339%
2/19SIUE19840%
2/21Lindenwood25351%
2/26@TN Martin22725%
2/28@SE Missouri St24328%