NCAA Tournament March Madness

#185 UMBC

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Projected seed: 16 (automatic qualifier)

UMBC’s projection reflects a résumé that is driven by conference dominance but badly undermined by nonconference results away from home. The program’s best stretches came with road wins at NJIT and New Hampshire and with a statement home victory over Vermont that showed it can finish off league opposition, while its worst moments were the lopsided trips to George Washington and South Florida and the failure to convert high-profile opportunities in road games at Dayton and Georgetown. With no marquee nonconference scalp to elevate the profile, the only clear path to the NCAA field is to capture the America East tournament because the rest of the résumé lacks the type of neutral-site or high-level wins that earn an at-large invite.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Dayton78L77-71
11/11@Morgan St353W81-79
11/16Wagner305W71-70
11/19@G Washington85L89-52
11/29Delaware St362W71-57
12/3@Georgetown79L90-81
12/6@Bucknell331W73-66
12/9Buffalo199L83-79
12/12Army337L63-60
12/21@South Florida47L94-69
12/29@Coppin St363W93-59
1/8Maine348W69-62
1/10New Hampshire349W75-74
1/15@Bryant355L79-74
1/19@Binghamton359W78-60
1/22NJIT332W87-74
1/24MA Lowell321W79-56
1/29@Vermont240L64-55
1/31@SUNY Albany324W68-65
2/5Binghamton359W79-62
2/12@Maine348W78-62
2/14@New Hampshire349W85-63
2/19Vermont240W75-62
2/21SUNY Albany324W66-62
2/26Bryant355W70-58
2/28@MA Lowell321W84-60
3/3@NJIT332W91-52
3/7New Hampshire349W84-69
3/10MA Lowell321W91-69
3/14Vermont240W74-59