NCAA Tournament March Madness

#12 Vanderbilt

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Projected seed: 4

Vanderbilt’s profile balances signature neutral-site and true road victories with a handful of damaging outings, which makes the committee comfortable slotting them near the top of the bracket; neutral wins over VCU and Saint Mary’s and road triumphs at Wake Forest and Memphis show they can beat quality opponents away from home, and home victories over Alabama and Kentucky give the resume real pop, but an on-the-road loss at Texas, a home setback to Florida and a blowout at Arkansas are the kind of blemishes that could bite if left unaddressed. The remaining slate hands them clear opportunities to cement or improve their standing with home dates against Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Georgia and Mississippi and rugged road tests at Auburn, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee, so sustained success in those environments would validate the resume while more slip-ups would reinforce the defensive inconsistencies that showed up in their worst games.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Lipscomb150W105-61
11/8@UCF45W105-93
11/12E Kentucky262W92-62
11/15Ark Pine Bluff312W104-75
11/20TX Southern311W109-74
11/26(N)WKU176W83-78
11/27(N)VCU46W89-74
11/28(N)St Mary's CA36W96-71
12/3SMU37W88-69
12/13Cent Arkansas184W83-72
12/17@Memphis105W77-70
12/21@Wake Forest74W98-67
12/29New Haven338W96-53
1/3@South Carolina87W83-71
1/7Alabama17W96-90
1/10LSU50W84-73
1/14@Texas35L80-64
1/17Florida8L98-94
1/20@Arkansas22L93-68
1/24@Mississippi St83W88-56
1/27Kentucky32W80-55
1/31@Mississippi7377%
2/7Oklahoma6189%
2/10@Auburn2656%
2/14Texas A&M3379%
2/18@Missouri5975%
2/21Tennessee2170%
2/25Georgia3480%
2/28@Kentucky3259%
3/4Mississippi7391%
3/7@Tennessee2148%