ESPN’s Joe Lunardi shares latest bracketology projections for Texas, Texas A&M after Saturday’s rivalry clash
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With just one week remaining in college basketball’s regular season, the talk around the proverbial ‘bubble’ is gradually heating up.
A plethora of SEC teams find themselves on or around the bubble according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, and two of them battled head-to-head on Saturday.
In a rematch of an earlier Aggie win, it was Texas that emerged victorious on the road this time, taking down rivals Texas A&M by a score of 76-70.
Following a game in which the Longhorns rarely trailed, Lunardi updated his Bracketology outlook, and it created a slight shift in the bubble picture.
In the ‘Last Four Byes’ category, Texas jumped above Texas A&M as the second-safest team within the group. Still, the Aggies reside just behind, meaning that neither side would have to compete in a play-in game according to Lunardi.
Of course, with the bubble being ever-fluid and plenty of other schools looking to surpass them, Texas and Texas A&M need to finish strong through the end of the regular season.
The former will pay a visit to Arkansas on Wednesday for a Quad 1A opportunity, with a home date against fellow bubble rival Oklahoma looming Saturday.
Meanwhile, the latter welcomes Kentucky to College Station on Tuesday before visiting LSU on Saturday.
March is here, which means it’s almost time for the Big Dance! Fans can place money on which SEC bubble teams will make the NCAA Tournament at prediction market Kalshi.
Parker is currently the sports editor for the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
