TCU basketball did all it could over the past eight days to salvage its NCAA tournament hopes, but the Horned Frogs ultimately missed the cut.
Despite reaching 20 wins, the Horned Frogs -- losers of six of their final eight regular-season contests -- were left with an NIT bid on Sunday night after being among the first four teams to miss the NCAA tournament field.
The Horned Frogs were named a No. 1 seed in the NIT.
Here are five takeaways as the Horned Frogs -- shocked and heartbroken -- were left wondering what could have been in a season that began with a promising outlook after a preseason AP top 25 ranking.