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Biggest March Madness snubs: San Diego State, Auburn headline teams to miss 2026 NCAA Tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . College basketball has a large postseason field relative to other sports, but there will always be some hard feelings when the NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed.

Even in a seemingly weak season for bubble teams, with many struggling to separate themselves during championship week, a few who didn't hear their name called on Selection Sunday believe they should have been in the field. Count Auburn coach Steven Pearl among those who believed in his team more than the selection committee did. "It's a team that can win games in the tournament, and I think they've done enough, ultimately, to have their name called on Selection Sunday," Pearl said of his Tigers, who would have set a record for most losses by an at-large team if they had been selected.

Instead, Auburn is one of a handful of teams feeling left out of the madness. Here's a look at the top snubs from Sunday's March Madness bracket reveal. MARCH MADNESS HQ: Live NCAA bracket | Full TV schedule | Printable bracket 2026 March Madness snubs San Diego State 2025-26 record: 22-11 (14-6 in Mountain West) 2025-26 NET Ranking: 47 The Mountain West had a fairly strong year overall, but no team separated itself from the pack enough to give Utah State a second team from its conference in the big dance.

San Diego State had the best case. The Aztecs played the Aggies closely in the Mountain West title game on Sunday and beat Utah State earlier in the season, also beating New Mexico twice and Nevada twice during the season. San Diego State did lose 11 games, but a tough non-conference schedule included Michigan and Arizona.