Vanderbilt's loss at Texas A&M on Saturday was, at first glance, just another in a season of missed opportunities.
But given that the Commodores were well ahead of the cut line going into the weekend, "missed opportunity" just means that Vanderbilt remains on the 9- or 10-line after the weekend. SB Nation's Chris Dobbertean has the Commodores as a 9-seed today, while Dave Ommen has Vanderbilt as a 10-seed. Importantly, both Dobbertean and Ommen have Vanderbilt sitting ahead of Wichita State, whose loss to Northern Iowa in the MVC semifinals threw the Shockers into the at-large pool.