Here are five SMU takeaways from Sunday's NCAA tournament and NIT announcements.
1. Left in the cold. SMU was left out of the field for both the NCAA tournament and the NIT. The NCAA tournament announcement wasn't much of a surprise after SMU's late-season collapse due to injuries; the Mustangs knew they had to win the American Conference tournament to make it to the big dance. SMU still held out hope of making the NIT, but ultimately a 1-8 finish to the regular season and a final loss to USF left SMU on the outside looking in.