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2025–26 season

Niagara

Purple Eagles · Metro

Record
8–22
Unranked in the AP poll
Projected seed
Out
Outside the projected field
Efficiency
-17.2
No. 325 in Division I
Home
Niagara Falls, NY
6,015 mi from Indianapolis
National titles
0
Still chasing the first

Statistical profile

Percentiles compare this team with all 345 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better: green bars are the top of the country, red the bottom, blue a style (pace, three-point rate) rather than a strength. Season totals include tournament games.

Efficiency

Offensive efficiency97.9
8th
Defensive efficiency118.6
9th
Efficiency margin-20.6
7th
Pace62.9
2nd
Strength of schedule-8.2
11th

Scoring & shooting

Points per game63.9
2nd
Points allowed71.2
71st
Field goal %44.1%
32nd
Three-point %33.4%
43rd
Three-point rate40.2%
54th
Free throw %72.5%
48th

Possessions

Rebounds per game29.2
2nd
Offensive rebound %27.3%
16th
Defensive rebound %69.6%
53rd
Assists per game14.0
56th
Turnovers per game11.9
38th
Turnover rate19.0%
15th

Defense & roster

Steals per game5.6
20th
Blocks per game2.9
29th
Opponent 3P %34.8%
30th
Average heightNaN′NaN″
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Program experienceNaN yrs
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Bench pointsNaN
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Strengths and weaknesses

Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 345 Division I teams.

  • StrengthGrinds the pace downPace: 62.92nd
  • WeaknessStruggling offenseOffensive efficiency: 97.98th
  • WeaknessLeaky defenseDefensive efficiency: 118.69th
  • WeaknessSoft scheduleStrength of schedule: -8.211th
  • WeaknessTurnover-proneTurnover rate: 19.0%15th

Tournament history

Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who Niagara beat and who ended the run.

Appearances

2

Record

0–2

Sweet 16s

0

Final Fours

0

Titles

0

  1. 200716Round of 64Lost to 1 Kansas 107–67. Bracket
  2. 200514Round of 64Lost to 3 Oklahoma 84–67. Bracket

Roster

Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.

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Season schedule

Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.

ATS overall

13–16

ATS as favorite

2–1

ATS as underdog

11–15

ATS neutral court

0–1

ATS vs. tournament teams

2–3

ATS vs. ranked teams

0–1

Over / under

14–15

8–22 in 30 games
Season schedule and results
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotalATSO/U
Nov 3@DUQDuquesneL63–83+17.5139.5MissOver
Nov 8@BINBinghamtonW67–59+3.25139.5CoverUnder
Nov 10vsDELDelaware StateW68–57-5.5137.5CoverUnder
Nov 17@le-moyneL68–74+2.25138.25MissOver
Nov 21@DUKE#1Duke1L42–100+39.75147MissUnder
Nov 22NHOWHoward16L70–80+4.25138.75MissOver
Nov 29vsDETDetroit MercyL66–70+1.5142.25MissUnder
Dec 5@SIESiena16L54–83+13.25129.75MissOver
Dec 7@SAISaint Peter'sL43–71+5.5131.75MissUnder
Dec 13@MORMorgan StateL73–81+1.5140.75MissOver
Dec 15@VCUVCU11L58–84+30.5143.25CoverUnder
Dec 20vsHOUHoughtonW81–58————
Jan 2vsSACSacred HeartW64–61+1.75140.5CoverUnder
Jan 4vsfairfieldL75–83+3.25138.5MissOver
Jan 9@IONAIonaL53–71+10.5140.5MissUnder
Jan 11@MANManhattanL70–79+5.5141MissOver
Jan 14@CANCanisiusW59–54+2.25127.25CoverUnder
Jan 19vsMOUMount St. Mary'sL58–68+3.5131.75MissUnder
Jan 22@fairfieldL61–62+10.25139.75CoverUnder
Jan 24@SACSacred HeartL70–71+9.5139.75CoverOver
Jan 30vsSIESiena16L79–82+9.75128.5CoverOver
Feb 1vsMARMaristL46–58+9.5129MissUnder
Feb 3vsCANCanisiusW65–56-2.5129.25CoverUnder
Feb 7@QUIQuinnipiacL55–56+13.5137.75CoverUnder
Feb 13vsMANManhattanL69–76+2.5136.25MissOver
Feb 15vsIONAIonaW70–68+3.75132.5CoverOver
Feb 20@MOUMount St. Mary'sL63–76+7.5131.25MissOver
Feb 22@RIDRiderL62–67-1.75131.25MissUnder
Feb 27vsQUIQuinnipiacW78–76OT+8.25136.5CoverOver
Mar 1vsMERMerrimackL66–73+7.5126.75CoverOver