NCAA Tournament March Madness

#220 Youngstown St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Youngstown State’s position is understandable because its profile mixes signature road and neutral wins with damaging showings that undercut them; the road victory at Grand Canyon and the neutral win over Georgia Southern demonstrate the team can win away from home, but heavy defeats at Pittsburgh and at Toledo and losses against conference peers such as Oakland and Northern Kentucky leave the resume uneven. The club has flashed resilience in spots, including a home victory over Wright State, yet the follow‑up road loss at Wright State and the recent setback at Cleveland State highlight a tendency to come up short in consequential games. With several winnable conference dates remaining at home against IUPUI and Robert Morris and further opportunities on the road at Oakland, Detroit and Milwaukee plus return meetings with Northern Kentucky, protecting home court and grabbing more road victories are the clear paths to securing the committee’s confidence while any additional bad results will only deepen the doubts.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Pittsburgh100L74-59
11/7@Grand Canyon75W90-81
11/15@St Bonaventure146L84-80
11/19@Toledo156L92-75
11/23(N)UNC Greensboro308L68-62
11/24(N)Ga Southern245W67-61
11/28Chicago St358W87-64
12/3Wright St142W69-68
12/6@IUPUI325W78-55
12/17@Robert Morris193L80-77
12/20SC Upstate298W74-65
12/29Detroit284L73-68
1/1Oakland121L85-83
1/4@N Kentucky170L94-79
1/7PFW230L71-69
1/15@Wright St142L93-83
1/17@Cleveland St321L80-78
1/22WI Green Bay226W88-81
1/24WI Milwaukee246L65-64
1/30IUPUI32582%
2/4@PFW23041%
2/7Robert Morris19356%
2/12@Oakland12121%
2/15@Detroit28453%
2/18Cleveland St32182%
2/21N Kentucky17051%
2/22N Kentucky17051%
2/25@WI Milwaukee24645%
2/28@WI Green Bay22640%