Many teams miss out on the NCAA Tournament every year. Some are very close to getting in. Some are agonizingly close. Here is a list of 16 of the very nearest misses for the NCAA Tournament since the tourney’s expansion to 64 teams in 1985.
Tag: Texas A&M
Handicapping the mixed-up SEC tourney field
The SEC Tournament beckons, and most teams appear to have both reasons for optimism and reasons to be concerned.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 8, 2020
The first two NCAA Tournament bids went out after dramatic finishes in championship games to set the stage. Plus a long day of tournaments ends with a thrilling back-and-forth between two star guards, a surprise champion in the ACC and a three-way tie atop the Big East.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 5, 2020
Notre Dame may have already lost any slim hope of an at-large bid, but a loss like Wednesday night’s is tough to stomach all the same. Plus the Flyers cruise on the road, the Wildcats can still win again, and some Tigers are going in the wrong direction as the regular season winds down.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Can the ACC picture for the NCAA Tournament get any more murky? Plus no surprises in the Big Ten despite one team without key players, rallies in the SEC and a health concern postpones a couple of games.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 8, 2020
The remarkable work Scott Drew has done at Baylor continues with a nice road win on Tuesday night. Plus some key results in the Big Ten, road teams rule the SEC, and a Big East team is now finding its stride.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 29, 2019
We conclude a league-by-league look at the biggest surprises of the season’s first two months, plus a recap of Saturday’s action including Kentucky outlasting Louisville, Cal State Fullerton stuns UCLA and UC Riverside’s improbable comeback.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 16, 2019
There might not have been many games on the schedule for Sunday, but it was quite a day with some big results. Plus a second home loss for one team, a few other games stand out, and a coach wasn’t able to go on Saturday.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 21, 2019
Saint Mary’s continued to bounce back from a loss last week and push toward a second straight NCAA Tournament bid, something that once seemed unthinkable. Plus a Tiger will sit a few more games, while a new Mountaineer will get to play right away.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 15, 2019
We almost saw the stuff of legends on Thursday night, though it was still a pretty amazing performance in Newark. Plus a nice road win in DC, a lawsuit is dropped, and an Aggie suspended.
