March Madness 2019: 5 biggest NCAA Tournament snubs

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 14: North Carolina State Wolfpack guard Markell Johnson (11) passes underneath to North Carolina State Wolfpack forward DJ Funderburk (0) during the ACC basketball tournament between the NC State Wolfpack and the Virginia Cavaliers on March 14, 2019, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. (Photo by William Howard/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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KANSAS CITY, MO – MARCH 14: Texas Longhorns guard Kerwin Roach II (12) tries to convert after being fouled by Kansas Jayhawks guard Ochai Agbaji (30) in the first half of a quarterfinal Big 12 tournament game between the Texas Longhorns and Kansas Jayhawks on March 14, 2019 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

4. Texas

The Longhorns certainly have their fair share of beef with the selection committee after failing to make the field of 68. Of all the teams not to make the tournament, no one can put together a list of quality wins as good as Texas can.

During the regular season Texas picked up victories over North Carolina and Purdue in the non-conference schedule while topping Kansas State, a ranked Oklahoma, and Kansas in league play. Four of those teams finished with top-4 seeds, so Texas certainly demonstrated that they were capable of beating anyone in the field.

The issue that the committee had with Texas likely comes down to the sheer amount of losses Texas compiled. The Longhorns finished the season 16-16 after losing in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament to Kansas, bringing their record to an even .500 on the year.

No team has ever made the field with that many losses, and handing an at-large bid to a team that went 16-16 during the regular season sets a terrible precedent for future committees. The odds are good that if Texas had won just one more game they could have made the field on the strength of their quality wins, but it goes to show that every game matters.

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