2026 Tournament PreviewThe Panthers are the most unlikely team in the field of 68. They finished eighth in the SWAC and have the lowest NET rating in the Big Dance -- 300th. Prairie View A&M has already achieved Cinderella status just by winning the conference tournament. Leading a tight, all-senior rotation is All-SWAC first-teamer Dontae Horne (20.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.9 spg). Sixth-man Tai'Reon Joseph (18.2 ppg) gives a boost as the second-leading scorer, but the offense struggles overall, ranking 310th in efficiency (per KenPom) and 315th in effective field-goal percentage. Defensively, A&M forces turnovers at a top-50 rate but is just 232nd in efficiency. The Panthers don't have a win in the top-3 quadrants, plus they have 11 Quad 4 losses -- most in the field. If they survive the play-in game, a rout appears likely vs. No. 1 Florida.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace N/A
Effective FG% 47.88 (315) 50.41 (126)
Turnover % 14.27 (160) 16.51 (53)
Off Reb % 27.18 (291) 34.69 (332)
FTA/FGA 42.76 (25) 43.92 (344)
3P% 33.10 (224) 35.06 (250)
2P% 47.08 (331) 49.35 (79)
FT% 75.16 (76) 72.58 (197)
3PA/FGA 30.94 (341) 32.64 (16)
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Southwestern Athletic
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RPI: #286 RW: #304
Record
Overall: (18-17) Conference: (9-9) Quad 1: (0-0) Quad 2: (0-0) Quad 3: (0-0) Quad 4: (0-0)
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