Texas A&M is heading to Oklahoma City as a No. 10 seed, where Bucky McMillan’s Aggies will open March Madness against No. 7 Saint Mary’s.
Texas A&M basketball is officially dancing, and the Aggies landed a path that feels dangerous in the best way.
The NCAA Tournament bracket revealed Texas A&M as a No. 10 seed, setting up a first-round showdown with No. 7 Saint Mary’s in Oklahoma City on Thursday.
For a program that entered the season with modest expectations and a first-year head coach, that pairing is proof of how much ground the Aggies made in a hurry.
This is where the season gets real for Bucky McMillan and his veteran, portal-built roster.
Texas A&M closed the regular season at 21-10, then absorbed a rough SEC Tournament loss to Oklahoma that did little to erase the larger body of work.
The Aggies had already done enough to put themselves safely in the field, thanks in large part to a resume that included 20-plus wins and five Quad 1 victories. That kind of profile usually gets a team in, and this year it did.
Now comes the fun part. The matchup with Saint Mary’s gives Texas A&M a real shot to make noise. A 10-seed is often the sweet spot for teams that are better than their line suggests, and the Aggies have the kind of experience to be uncomfortable for anybody in a one-game setting.
If the version of A&M that knocked off Kentucky and LSU late in the year shows up, this is not a team built to be one-and-done.
The player to watch, as always, is Rashaun Agee.
The veteran forward earned third-team All-SEC honors and kept producing even when the Aggies hit turbulence. In the SEC Tournament loss, he still posted his 13th double-double of the season, setting a program single-season record.
That tells you everything about his value. He has been the steadiest piece on a roster that has spent the year figuring out how high its ceiling can go.
There were stretches this season when Texas A&M looked like a team capable of cracking the second weekend. There were other stretches when the Aggies looked vulnerable. That is what makes this group fascinating.
But the bracket is here now, and the reset button has been hit.
Texas A&M is in. The seed is set. The opponent is Saint Mary’s. And in Oklahoma City, the Aggies will get the chance to prove this season still has another gear.
Follow along with Aggies Roundtable on Thursday as we provide LIVE UPDATES of the Aggies' first-round game in Oklahoma City against No. 7 Saint Mary’s.