Overview
- Texas A&M closed at 21-10 (11-7 SEC) after a triple-overtime road win at LSU that delivered its sixth Quad 1 victory.
- The Aggies are the No. 6 seed in Nashville and will face the Oklahoma–South Carolina winner on Thursday, March 12.
- National projections place A&M on the 9–10 seed line, with CBS listing a 10 seed and ESPN’s Joe Lunardi a 9.
- First-year coach Bucky McMillan’s turnaround exceeded preseason expectations even as SEC Coach of the Year went to Florida’s Todd Golden.
- Texas opens the SEC Tournament against Ole Miss on Wednesday as a 5.5-point favorite, and Lunardi projects the Longhorns as a No. 10 even with an opening-round loss.