Tuesday’s game at Texas A&M was as close to being a must-win game as possible. The Gators are on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble according to several prominent bracketologists, and they need to beef up their resume.
The Aggies entered the day ranked 73rd in the NCAA Evaluation Tool metric, which made this game what is termed as a “Quadrant 1” opportunity for the Gators. Texas A&M had lost eight games in a row, so the Gators were favored to win. Frankly, this was the only potential Quadrant 1 game left on their schedule that their fans could feel reasonably optimistic about winning.