Which Texas A&M team shows up here? Will it be the team that beat No. 1 overall seed Auburn? Or will it be the team that dropped four straight at the end of February? If you look closely at the Aggies' schedule, you'll find that their only really bad loss came against UCF in their season opener. I expect Buzz Williams to have his team ready to go on Thursday night.

The dominance of the SEC got fourteen teams in. With that comes the difficulty of seeding. Texas A&M has been one of the SEC teams that has a high ceiling but does not live up to their potential on the court. Look for Yale as the more overall sound team to hang around, and represent the IVY league properly. Grab the points here with the Bulldogs.

This could be the last year the Ivy League is actually competitive in the NCAA tournament because of new NIL rules. I’d be surprised if any more Ivy League players stuck around like the senior backcourt did at Yale. The Bulldogs beat Auburn in this round last year and could make another splash this year.

Yale will be a popular pick due to them taking out the Tigers last season. Texas A&M’s offense is a team of high variance and have struggled scoring consistently throughout the season. The Bulldogs can score quickly and want to attack the rim mostly. However, Texas A&M is excellent at defending the rim, with elite shot blockers, and are currently the number one team in the country in offensive rebounding. The Bulldogs are 22nd in defensive rebounding and match up well, which should be fun. Texas A&M’s defense will have to take over this game to avoid the upset.

The Aggies have lost five of seven and drew a tough matchup against Ivy League champion Yale. The Bulldogs shoot 38.5 percent from beyond the arc (ninth nationally) and return key players from the team that upset Auburn in this round last season, also as a No. 13 seed. Senior John Poulakidas (19.2 ppg) had 28 points in that 78-76 win over Auburn. Texas A&M is a tremendous rebounding team but the Aggies can struggle to score if Wade Taylor IV isn't shooting well. In the team's recent four-game skid, Taylor went 14 of 50 from the field.

Yale is back in the tournament again after upsetting Auburn in last year's tournament. Texas A&M better be careful as a 4 seed against 13. Yale lost three starters from last year's team and still made the NCAA tournament and still shot 49% from the field. Yale scores 81 points a game and covered 18 and 10 ATS this season with a defense allowing 40% shooting. Texas A&M has lost five of their last seven games. Yale to cover.