$5 Reasons Why Texas A&M Aggies Won\'t Make the 2015 NCAA Tournament$

5 Reasons Why Texas A&M Aggies Won't Make the 2015 NCAA Tournament

By Brian Kalchik

5 Reasons Why Texas A&M Aggies Won't Make the 2015 NCAA Tournament

Texas A&M Cheerleaders — At 20-10, the Texas A&M Aggies have a good enough record to make a case for at an at-large bid, but their record doesn't make the Aggies a shoo-in for the tournament. Here are five reasons why Texas A&M won't make the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

5. Non-Conference Strength of Schedule

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5. Non-Conference Strength of Schedule

Texas A&M Cheerleaders — The Aggies played the 135th toughest non-conference schedule in college basketball, and their opponents proved that to be true. The Aggies' best win came against Arizona State, and seven of their opponents were ranked below 150 on the RPI scale.

4. No Quality Wins

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4. No Quality Wins

Texas A&M Cheerleaders — Outside of a season sweep of LSU, the Aggies don't have any impressive wins this season. Their best wins outside of the Tigers came against Arizona State, Florida and Sam Houston State.

3. Record vs. RPI Top 50 Teams

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3. Record vs. RPI Top 50 Teams

Texas A&M Cheerleaders — Against teams in the top-50 of the RPI, the Aggies have just two wins compared to six losses. The two wins came against LSU.

2. 7-5 In Last 12

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2. 7-5 In Last 12

Texas A&M Cheerleaders — In their last 12 games, the Aggies are just 7-5 with back-to-back losses to Florida and Alabama. The Aggies also lost three quality games on their resume to Georgia, Ole Miss and Arkansas.

1. Weak SEC

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1. Weak SEC

Texas A&M Cheerleaders — The SEC is perhaps the weakest it has been in over a decade. Outside of Kentucky, Arkansas and even LSU, there are no quality teams within the conference.

Brian Kalchik is a Houston Texans writer and featured writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter, like him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google+.

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