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StatSheet now projects Mercer as a 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Bears are currently on track for an automatic bid and will need it to retain the invite as they're sitting at #92 in the StatSheet StatRank. They have a 19-7 overall record and an 11-2 record in the Atlantic Sun.
During the last four games, Mercer helped itself with wins against East Tennessee State, USC Upstate, Florida Gulf Coast, and Stetson.
Mercer has little experience against top competition, with an 0-4 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes an 0-2 record against the RPI Top 50 and an 0-1 record against AP ranked teams. While the Bears have no quality wins, they're weighed down by three bad losses including RPI #196 East Tennessee State, RPI #104 Tulsa, and RPI #120 Georgia.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Ole Miss (14-8, 4-4 SEC, StatRank #52), Minnesota (17-7, 5-6 Big Ten, StatRank #50), NC State (17-7, 6-3 ACC, StatRank #58), and Notre Dame (15-8, 7-3 Big East, StatRank #55).
The first four teams out are Brigham Young (20-6, 8-3 West Coast, StatRank #46), Colorado (16-7, 8-3 Pac 12, StatRank #66), New Mexico (19-4, 5-2 Mountain West, StatRank #41), and Texas (15-9, 5-6 Big 12, StatRank #71).
The next four out are Arizona (16-8, 7-4 Pac 12, StatRank #65), LSU (13-9, 3-5 SEC, StatRank #70), Pittsburgh (15-9, 4-7 Big East, StatRank #63), and Purdue (15-8, 5-5 Big Ten, StatRank #62).
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