2026 Tournament PreviewDoes the name UMBC ring a bell? It should, as the last time the Retrievers were in the Big Dance in 2018, they became the first ever 16-seed to knock of a 1-seed in tournament history. Six years later, UMBC is riding the nation's second-longest active winning streak (12) in search of another historic upset, punching its ticket on the back of America East regular season and conference tournament titles. Leading scorer Jah'Likai King (13.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg) was first-team all-America East, while tournament MVP DJ Armstrong (13.2 ppg) also earned all-conference honors, in addition to point guard Ace Valentine (12.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.0 apg). It's a team that ranks in the top-third of the country in every major shooting percentage category, plus it rebounds well, with the 15th-best defense rebounding rate. The problem? UMBC hasn't played anybody. The Retrievers have no wins outside of Quad 4, and KenPom has them ranked dead last in the nation (365th) in strength of schedule. That doesn't bode well for history repeating itself.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.06 247 1.09 220
Pace 67.9 (252)
Effective FG% 54.02 (71) 49.24 (77)
Turnover % 12.71 (39) 13.51 (259)
Off Reb % 25.05 (341) 25.72 (16)
FTA/FGA 33.25 (235) 25.44 (9)
3P% 35.82 (69) 32.76 (105)
2P% 54.20 (83) 49.30 (75)
FT% 76.01 (53) 68.05 (6)
3PA/FGA 38.43 (200) 37.49 (116)
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Maryland-Baltimore County
America East
Rankings
NET: #202 RPI: #200 RW: #252
Record
Overall: (24-8) Conference: (14-2) Quad 1: (0-2) Quad 2: (0-2) Quad 3: (0-1) Quad 4: (17-2)
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