NCAA Tournament March Madness

#41 Texas

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Projected seed: 9

Texas’s projected position is driven by a mix of signature moments and damaging setbacks. A neutral win over NC State, a road victory at Alabama and a strong home showing against Vanderbilt prove the Longhorns can win quality games away from home, yet lopsided losses to Duke and Virginia and defeats at high-profile venues like Connecticut and Tennessee expose defensive inconsistency that undercuts the resume. Several games decided in the final moments, such as the narrow loss at Arizona State and tight finishes with Mississippi State and Texas A&M, show the margin for error is small, and the upcoming conference slate with road tests at Auburn, Oklahoma and Arkansas along with home opportunities against Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi and LSU gives Texas clear paths to strengthen the case or to slide if those results go the wrong way.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4(N)Duke3L75-60
11/8Lafayette316W97-60
11/12F Dickinson344W93-58
11/15Missouri KC346W71-55
11/18Rider353W99-65
11/24(N)Arizona St92L87-86
11/26(N)NC State27W102-97
12/3Virginia12L88-69
12/8Southern Univ252W95-69
12/12@Connecticut11L71-63
12/16Le Moyne266W95-53
12/22MD E Shore327W94-71
1/3Mississippi St85L101-98
1/6@Tennessee23L85-71
1/10@Alabama18W92-88
1/14Vanderbilt15W80-64
1/17Texas A&M36L74-70
1/21@Kentucky25L85-80
1/24Georgia2652%
1/28@Auburn3033%
1/31@Oklahoma6252%
2/3South Carolina7275%
2/7Mississippi6874%
2/14@Missouri5547%
2/17LSU4263%
2/21@Georgia2631%
2/25Florida1032%
2/28@Texas A&M3636%
3/3@Arkansas2125%
3/4@Arkansas2125%
3/7Oklahoma6273%