NCAA Tournament March Madness

#339 VMI

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

A road victory at Southern Indiana is the marquee moment on a résumé otherwise punctuated by damaging defeats at Missouri and at Richmond and by neutral-site setbacks to Buffalo and Bowling Green, so the profile lacks the kind of signature wins that a committee prizes. Those nonconference road tests plus setbacks at UCF and at Stetson have left the body of work with some brutal low points and few neutral or true road wins to offset them. The remaining slate offers a practical path back into contention with home dates against Samford, Mercer, Citadel and UNC Greensboro and high-leverage road trips to Radford, ETSU and Furman where quality results would materially change perception. Put simply, the committee will be balancing a single notable road triumph against several decisive losses and watching closely whether VMI can prove it can win away from its own gym or pick off quality foes at home.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@Southern Indiana303W78-74
11/9@Missouri37L106-68
11/15Jacksonville272L69-67
11/19@Richmond98L87-54
11/22@Stetson341L99-80
11/24(N)Buffalo208L78-70
11/26(N)Bowling Green112L81-48
11/29@UCF58L82-57
12/9Loyola MD31853%
12/21@Radford27623%
1/1Samford23937%
1/3Chattanooga20731%
1/7@ETSU1135%
1/10@Furman15510%
1/15Mercer17226%
1/17Citadel36375%
1/21UNC Greensboro29246%
1/24@W Carolina25621%
1/29@Citadel36354%
1/31@Mercer17212%
2/4Wofford21132%
2/7ETSU11313%
2/11@UNC Greensboro29226%
2/14Furman15523%
2/18@Wofford21115%
2/21W Carolina25640%
2/26@Samford23919%
2/28@Chattanooga20715%