According to ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi, Texas A&M (20-7, 12-2 SEC) is now comfortably positioned in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. On Tuesday morning, Lunardi released a fresh bracket update, where the Aggies stayed in the 8-9 matchup line, but rose from a 9 seed to an 8 seed after going 2-0 last week with decisive victories over Arkansas and Missouri.
During their now five-game winning streak, sophomore guard Wade Taylor IV has emerged as the go-to scoring option in crucial moments, while averaging 19.5 ppg and 5 assists during their last two wins, and was rewarded with SEC Player of the Week for the first time in his young career. With four games remaining in the regular season including Tuesday night’s huge home matchup with the 11th-ranked Tennesee Volunteers, the Aggies have a great opportunity to further strengthen their Tournament resume.
Through all this team has been through from sitting at 6-5 to start the season, to winning 12 out of 14 SEC games and sweeping four conference opponents (Florida, Missouri, Auburn, LSU), any more “bubble” talk concerning their standing among the selection committee is nonsensical and sitting on the periphery of program bias.
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