{"id":188348,"date":"2026-03-03T12:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188348\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:25:09","slug":"can-texas-am-boost-its-tourney-odds-on-the-bubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188348\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Texas A&M boost its tourney odds on the bubble?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re slowly inching closer to March Madness.<\/p>\n

As the NCAA women\u2019s tournament approaches, several area schools are staking their claim as some of the country\u2019s top programs. Texas<\/a>, TCU<\/a>, Oklahoma<\/a> and Texas Tech<\/a> are looking like dangerous squads as they start to shift focus toward their respective conference tournaments.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, ESPN\u2019s Charlie Creme<\/a> had six area schools in the tournament. One was on the outside looking in.<\/p>\n

See below where Creme has each team, including their projected opponents and regions.<\/p>\n

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Local teams projected in the fieldTexas<\/p>\n

Projected seed: 1 (Region 4 – Sacramento)<\/p>\n

Projected opponent: No. 16 High Point<\/p>\n

TCU<\/p>\n

Projected seed: 3 (Region 3 – Fort Worth)<\/p>\n

Projected opponent: No. 14 McNeese<\/p>\n

Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Projected seed: 3 (Region 4 – Sacramento)<\/p>\n

Projected opponent: No. 14 Idaho<\/p>\n

Texas Tech<\/p>\n

Projected seed: 5 (Region 4 – Sacramento)<\/p>\n

Projected opponent: No. 12 San Diego State<\/p>\n

Baylor<\/p>\n

Projected seed: 6 (Region 1 – Fort Worth)<\/p>\n

Projected opponent: Winner of No. 11 Princeton vs. No. 11 Nebraska<\/p>\n

Oklahoma State<\/p>\n

Projected seed: 8 (Region 2 – Sacramento)<\/p>\n

Projected opponent: No. 9 Virginia Tech<\/p>\n

On the bubbleTexas A&M<\/p>\n

Comment: Listed as \u201cnext four out\u201d with Arizona State, BYU and Kansas. The Aggies (14-11) are on a five-game win streak going into the SEC tournament.<\/p>\n

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