No. 12 Texas A&M (20-9. 9-7 SEC) will continue to tumble in the rankings after losing to No. 3 Florida 89-70 on Saturday night, as the Aggies are now riding a four-game losing streak with two games remaining in the regular season. Next up, A&M will host No. 1 Auburn on Tuesday night. They need to end what has been a miserable skid.
The Aggies’s struggles aren’t confusing on the surface, knowing that the lack of outside shooting options paired with poor 3-point defense has led to the team’s exposing their weaknesses, and even though junior forward Pharrel Payne has been the consistnet bright spot offensively, A&M’s lack of identity has led to team’s keying in on the big man’s paint presence late in games.
Still, Texas A&M is a shoo-in to make the NCAA Tournament. Still, late losses only put a bad taste in the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee’s mouth regarding seeding, as the Aggies were once considered as high as a 2-seed just two weeks ago.
Around the rest of the SEC, South Carolina’s shocking blowout 72-53 win over Arkansas dealt a significant blow to the Razorbacks’ chances of making the NCAA Tournament, while Georgia’s 83-67 road win over Texas more than likely knocked the Longhorns out of the big dance. Outside of that, all favored conference teams took care of business.
Updated SEC Standings:
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No. 1 Auburn Tigers |
27-2 (15-1 SEC) |
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No. 3 Florida Gators |
25-4 (12-4 SEC) |
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No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide |
23-6 (12-4 SEC) |
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No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers |
24-5 (11-5 SEC) |
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No. 14 Missouri Tigers |
21-8 (10-6 SEC) |
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No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies |
20-9 (9-7 SEC) |
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Ole Miss Rebels |
20-9 (9-7 SEC) |
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No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats |
19-10 (8-8 SEC) |
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No. 24 Mississippi State Bulldogs |
20-9 (8-8 SEC) |
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Vanderbilt Commodores |
20-9 (8-8 SEC) |
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Arkansas Razorbacks |
17-12 (6-10 SEC) |
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Georgia Bulldogs |
18-11 (6-10 SEC) |
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Texas Longhorns |
16-13 (5-11 SEC) |
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Oklahoma Sooners |
17-12 (4-12 SEC) |
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LSU Tigers |
14-15 (3-13 SEC) |
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South Carolina Gamecocks |
12-17 (2-14 SEC) |
Texas A&M will host No. 1 Auburn on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. CT. The game will air on ESPN.
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This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: Updated SEC basketball standings after Texas A&M’s loss to Florida
