Texas A&M basketball receives suprising seed line in latest CBS Sports bracketology
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TexasA&MbasketballreceivessuprisingseedlineinlatestCBSSportsbracketologyNo.22TexasA&M(21-9,11-7SEC)entersnextweek’sSECTournamentasa5-seed.OnThursdayafternoon,theAggieswillfacethewinnerof12-seedVanderbiltvs.13-seedTexas.TheAggiesfinishedtheregularseasononahighnotewithconsecutivewinsoverNo.1AuburnandLSUontheroad.
OnSaturday,fiveminutesintofacingLSU,starguardWadeTaylorIVofficiallybroketheprogram’sall-timescoringrecord,passingBernardKingforthetopspotandforevercementinghisnameinTexasA&Mbasketballlore.Whiletheachievementisnotable,thisteamisfocusedonstackingwinsnextweekbeforehearingtheirseedingintheNCAATournamentonSundayafternoon.
TexasA&Miswidelyconsideredasolid3-seed,evenafterenduringafour-gamelosingstreak,primarilyduetofinishingtheseasonstronganddominantlydefeatingtheNo.1rankedteam.OutsideofwinningtheSECTournament,theAggiesaren’texpectedtorisefromthe3-line,butaccordingt