Texas A&M Fans Left Bewildered After Aggies Left Out of 2022 Men’s NCAA Tournament

According to the selection committee, the Aggies were one of the first four teams out of the Big Dance.

Selection Sunday is usually a day for celebration, but for the teams that find themselves on the outside looking in at the NCAA tournament, the evening can take on a very different sort of mood. 

In that particular category this year is Texas A&M. The Aggies bubble burst on Sunday night.

Texas A&M: bubble busted. SMU out as well.

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) March 13, 2022

Despite a miraculous run to the SEC tournament championship game, Texas A&M (23–12, 9–9) was left out of the field of 68 on Sunday. The NCAA selection committee revealed that the Aggies were the fourth team out of this year’s bracket. 

Buzz Williams’s team got hot at exactly the right time this past week, even if it ultimately wasn’t enough. As the No. 8 seed in the conference, Texas A&M knocked off Florida, top-seeded Auburn and Arkansas before finally falling to No. 2 Tennessee, 65–50.

Between their strong play at the conference tournament and winning their last four regular season games, many fans and media members felt that the Aggies were a lock to get into the NCAA tournament. When it was revealed that Texas A&M was left out of the mix, college basketball observers took to social media to air their frustrations with the committee’s decision. 

Texas A&M was the 4th team out?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) March 13, 2022

Texas A&M screwed by another selection committee

— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) March 13, 2022

Um … Texas A&M didn’t get in? That’s criminal.

— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) March 13, 2022

Texas A&M vs. postseason selection committees is one of the hottest new rivalries in college sports.

— David Ubben (@davidubben) March 13, 2022

Texas A&M probably the biggest snub of anyone.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 13, 2022

Gutted for Texas A&M.

Between that and Tennessee being a No. 3 seed, Greg Sankey should make some angry phone calls and then move the SEC Tournament Champioship Game from Sunday.

Ridiculous job by the committeee. A&M deserved that more than a handul of those in the field.

— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) March 13, 2022

A number of teams snuck into the field over Texas A&M, leading many to wonder why exactly the Aggies were left out of the Big Dance. Indiana, Notre Dame, Rutgers and Wyoming were the last four teams that made the bracket, according to the committee. 

With hopes of an NCAA tournament berth now in the rearview mirror, Texas A&M will almost certainly receive an NIT bid, should the program choose to accept it. The NIT field will be revealed at 9 p.m. on Sunday.