NCAA Tournament March Madness

#254 UMBC

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

UMBC’s resume reads like a team that can win its league but lacks the kind of marquee nonconference victory that earns an at-large nod. The best moments include a gritty road win at Bucknell, a dominant performance at Coppin State and steady league victories against the likes of NJIT and MA Lowell. The worst moments are the lopsided defeats at George Washington and South Florida and the difficult losses away at Dayton and Georgetown that exposed defensive inconsistency. With no signature nonconference scalp and several damaging away setbacks the cleanest path to the tournament runs through the America East and the remaining road tests at Vermont and Albany along with home chances against Binghamton, Maine and New Hampshire give them clear opportunities to secure that route.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8@Dayton85L77-71
11/11@Morgan St356W81-79
11/16Wagner323W71-70
11/19@G Washington64L89-52
11/29Delaware St359W71-57
12/3@Georgetown93L90-81
12/6@Bucknell327W73-66
12/9Buffalo169L83-79
12/12Army337L63-60
12/21@South Florida69L94-69
12/29@Coppin St364W93-59
1/8Maine345W69-62
1/10New Hampshire315W75-74
1/15@Bryant349L79-74
1/19@Binghamton362W78-60
1/22NJIT336W87-74
1/24MA Lowell319W79-56
1/29@Vermont20930%
1/31@SUNY Albany30451%
2/5Binghamton36292%
2/12@Maine34566%
2/14@New Hampshire31554%
2/19Vermont20952%
2/21SUNY Albany30472%
2/26Bryant34985%
2/28@MA Lowell31956%
3/3@NJIT33661%