| Region/Seed West #13 Conference Patriot League Bid Automatic Season Record 25-9 RPI 59 Coach Ralph Willard |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/16 | Round of 64 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | Chris Lowery | 4 | Columbus, OH | 603 | L, 51-61 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed Midwest #14 Conference Patriot League Bid Automatic Season Record 26-4 RPI 61 Coach Ralph Willard |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/20 | Round of 64 | Marquette | Conference USA | Tom Crean | 3 | Indianapolis, IN | 766 | L, 68-72 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed Midwest #16 Conference Patriot League Bid Automatic Season Record 18-14 RPI 162 Coach Ralph Willard |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/14 | Round of 64 | Kansas | Big 12 | Roy Williams | 1 | St. Louis, MO | 997 | L, 59-70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed East #15 Conference Patriot League Bid Automatic Season Record 22-7 RPI 85 Coach Ralph Willard |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/15 | Round of 64 | Kentucky | Southeastern | Tubby Smith | 2 | Uniondale, NY | 141 | L, 68-72 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed East #13 Conference Patriot League Bid Automatic Season Record 23-6 Coach George Blaney |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/18 | Round of 64 | Arkansas | Southeastern | Nolan Richardson | 4 | Winston-Salem, NC | 618 | L, 64-94 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed East #11 Conference America East Bid Automatic Season Record 19-10 Coach George Blaney |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/07 | Round of 64 | Iona | ECAC Metro | Jim Valvano | 6 | Providence, RI | 40 | L, 78-84 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed Mideast Conference ECAC New England Bid Automatic Season Record 23-5 Coach George Blaney |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/13 | Round of 32 | Michigan | Big Ten | Johnny Orr | Bloomington, IN | 804 | L, 81-92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed East Conference Independents Bid Invitation Season Record 22-4 Coach Roy Leenig |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/12 | Round of 32 | Temple | Independents | Harry Litwack | New York, NY | 146 | L, 72-74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed East Conference Independents Bid Automatic Season Record 18-5 Coach Buster Sheary |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/10 | Round of 32 | Navy | Independents | Ben Carnevale | Philadelphia, PA | 238 | W, 87-74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
03/13 | Sweet 16 | Wake Forest | Southern | Murray Greason | Raleigh, NC | 577 | W, 79-71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
03/14 | Elite 8 | Louisiana State | Southeastern | Harry Rabenhorst | Raleigh, NC | 577 | L, 73-81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed East Conference Independents Bid Invitation Season Record 27-2 Coach Buster Sheary |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/24 | Elite 8 | North Carolina State | Southern | Everett Case | New York, NY | 146 | L, 74-87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
03/25 | Regional Third Place | Ohio State | Big Ten | Tippy Dye | New York, NY | 146 | L, 52-72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed East Conference Independents Bid Invitation Season Record 16-1 Coach Doggie Julian |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/19 | Elite 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | Osborne Cowles | New York, NY | 146 | W, 63-45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
03/20 | National Semifinals | Kentucky | Southeastern | Adolph Rupp | New York, NY | 146 | L, 52-60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
03/23 | National Third Place | Kansas State | Big Eight | Jack Gardner | New York, NY | 146 | W, 60-54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Region/Seed East Conference Independents Bid Invitation Season Record 24-3 Coach Doggie Julian |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Opp Conf | Coach | Seed | Location | Mi* | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/20 | Elite 8 | Navy | Independents | Ben Carnevale | New York, NY | 146 | W, 55-47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
03/22 | National Semifinals | City College of New York | New York Metropolitan | Nat Holman | New York, NY | 146 | W, 60-45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
03/25 | National Championship | Oklahoma | Big Eight | Bruce Drake | New York, NY | 146 | W, 58-47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
