Texas A&M participated in the inaugural Players Era Festival Tournament in Las Vegas. They finished fifth after going 2-1 during the weeklong event.
The Aggies had a week full of inconsistent offense that saw them shoot over 40% in just one of the three games during the tournament. It was so bad to the point in game three that it was brought up as one reason A&M gets so many second-chance points. They have some things to work on but if they can shoot a little bit better 90 points a game is not out of the question in the future.
However, coach Buzz Williams’ squad earned two wins over Creighton and Rutgers that could end up becoming Quad 1 wins.
There was a lot of movement in the poll this week behind No. 1 Kansas with Oregon making the biggest jump from unranked to No. 10 after winning the Players Era Festival. Memphis also made a big jump back into the rankings to No. 15 and the Aggies despite going 2-1 during the tournament dropped four spots to No. 24
Below is the most recent US LBM Coaches Top 25 Poll after Week 4:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 7-0 | 760 (19) |
| 2 | Auburn | 7-0 | 755 (12) |
| 3 | Tennessee | 7-0 | 694 |
| 4 | Marquette | 8-0 | 646 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 5-1 | 629 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 7-0 | 628 |
| 7 | Purdue | 7-1 | 535 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 7-1 | 517 |
| 9 | Duke | 5-2 | 472 |
| 10 | Oregon | 8-0 | 457 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 8-0 | 450 |
| 12 | Alabama | 6-2 | 441 |
| 13 | Florida | 8-0 | 427 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 376 |
| 15 | Memphis | 6-1 | 265 |
| 16 | Baylor | 5-2 | 262 |
| 17 | Illinois | 6-1 | 234 |
| 18 | Houston | 4-3 | 221 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 213 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 6-1 | 139 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 7-0 | 111 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 4-3 | 96 |
| 23 | Michigan | 6-1 | 90 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 86 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 73 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 2 UConn; No. 15 Indiana; No. 19 Creighton; No. 21 Arkansas; No. 22 Xavier; No. 23 Arizona;
Others Receiving Votes
UConn 63; San Diego State 56; Texas 54; Mississippi State 39; Arizona State 39; Drake 34; Texas Tech 32; Arkansas 28; UCLA 17; Xavier 16; BYU 16; Ohio State 15; Utah State 13; Saint Mary’s 12; Dayton 10; St. John’s 8; Nebraska 8; Indiana 8; Creighton 8; West Virginia 5; Maryland 5; Clemson 5; Georgia 3; Arizona 2; UC Irvine 1; Nevada 1;
Texas A&M will return to Bryan-College Station at 8:00 pm CST on Dec. 3 to face Wake Forest at Reed Arena. The game can be watched on ESPN2.
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