NCAA Tournament March Madness

#45 Texas A&M

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Projection: likely out

Texas A&M’s resume blends a couple of notable wins with some damaging blemishes, and that mix is exactly why the committee view is cautious. A neutral-site victory over Florida State and a true road win at Pittsburgh show the team can collect meaningful results away from College Station, but those positives are offset by a heavy loss at Oklahoma State and a home setback to UCF, and most other wins have come against low-level opposition that won’t move the needle. The remaining slate offers clear chances to add resume-building home victories against league foes such as Mississippi State, South Carolina, Missouri and Texas, but it also includes brutal road tests at Auburn, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and Vanderbilt that will be used to judge whether the early inconsistencies were an anomaly. Because the profile contains high-end wins, self-inflicted losses and a finish that mixes manageable home opportunities with unforgiving road exams, the committee is likely to remain cautious.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Northwestern LA299W98-68
11/6TX Southern315W104-70
11/9@Oklahoma St50L87-63
11/14UCF61L86-74
11/18Montana195W86-81
11/21Manhattan312W109-68
11/25MS Valley St365W120-84
11/28(N)Florida St93W95-59
12/2@Pittsburgh101W81-73
12/7(N)SMU4250%
12/14Jacksonville27297%
12/21East Texas A&M31098%
12/29Prairie View30098%
1/3LSU2550%
1/6@Auburn2028%
1/10Oklahoma4662%
1/13@Tennessee1621%
1/17@Texas5744%
1/21Mississippi St7774%
1/24South Carolina9178%
1/31@Georgia2129%
2/3@Alabama1419%
2/4@Alabama1419%
2/7Florida1237%
2/11Missouri3756%
2/14@Vanderbilt715%
2/18Mississippi5265%
2/21@Oklahoma4640%
2/24@Arkansas3031%
2/25@Arkansas3031%
2/28Texas5766%
3/3Kentucky1539%
3/7@LSU2529%