StatSeed is StatSheet's postseason projections for all of Division I, including the NCAA Tournament, National Invitation Tournament (NIT), College Basketball Invitational (CBI), and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Read more about how StatSeed is calculated.
StatSheet is projecting Cleveland State to make the NIT as a three seed. The Vikings are #57 in the StatSheet StatRank with a 20-5 overall record and a 10-3 record in the Horizon.
During the last four games, Cleveland State held its own with wins against UIC, Loyola (Chicago), and Youngstown State but also struggled with a loss against RPI #93 Valparaiso.
Cleveland State has a 4-3 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes a 2-0 record against the RPI Top 50 but no record against AP ranked teams. While the Vikings have two quality wins including RPI #50 Akron and RPI #25 Vanderbilt, they're also dinged by two bad losses including RPI #160 Youngstown State and RPI #246 Hofstra.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Purdue (15-9, 5-6 Big Ten, StatRank #57), Brigham Young (20-6, 8-3 West Coast, StatRank #42), Arkansas (16-8, 4-5 SEC, StatRank #65), and Texas (15-9, 5-6 Big 12, StatRank #55).
The first four teams out are Colorado (16-8, 8-4 Pac 12, StatRank #71), Minnesota (17-8, 5-7 Big Ten, StatRank #69), Ole Miss (14-9, 4-5 SEC, StatRank #68), and Oregon (17-7, 8-4 Pac 12, StatRank #70).
The next four out are Arizona (17-8, 8-4 Pac 12, StatRank #64), Pittsburgh (15-10, 4-8 Big East, StatRank #67), St. Joseph's (PA) (15-10, 5-5 A-10, StatRank #48), and Xavier (16-8, 7-3 A-10, StatRank #61).
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