NCAA Tournament March Madness

#102 UNC Wilmington

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Projection: likely out

UNC Wilmington’s profile feels like a classic midmajor résumé with clear strengths at home and glaring questions on the road, highlighted by convincing wins over East Carolina and Navy and a tight victory over Marshall that show this group can score and dominate lesser opponents, while a road defeat at Kent exposed defensive soft spots that have not yet been erased. The nonconference ledger contains few marquee scalps, so the makeup of the remaining slate is critical: home dates such as Hofstra and Monmouth are opportunities to pad the resume but real validation would come from road wins at Louisiana, Valparaiso or William & Mary and solid showings at Northeastern or Towson. If Wilmington starts taking care of business away from its own floor those signature home performances will look a lot more meaningful, but continued inconsistency on the road will keep this resume on the outside of the conversation.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/10@Kent123L86-77
11/15SC Upstate280W73-60
11/18East Carolina244W85-60
11/21@Radford276W81-73
11/26SE Louisiana254W70-57
11/28Navy191W87-57
11/29Gardner Webb360W88-62
12/3Marshall170W70-69
12/6@Louisiana32686%
12/13@Valparaiso19665%
12/20Howard31193%
12/29@NC A&T32886%
12/31Drexel27390%
1/3Hampton21685%
1/8@Northeastern22970%
1/10@Stony Brook21969%
1/17Campbell21585%
1/22@William & Mary12246%
1/24@Hampton21668%
1/29@Towson13148%
2/5William & Mary12268%
2/9@Col Charleston18863%
2/12Elon21485%
2/14Hofstra13770%
2/19Monmouth NJ21384%
2/21@Campbell21568%
2/26NC A&T32895%
2/28Col Charleston18882%
3/1Col Charleston18882%
3/3@Elon21468%