March Madness Bracketology: Could Texas basketball get out of the NCAA tournament?

The swing changed for Texas male basketball, Like the team of coach Rodney Terry did not have a good week.

Texas abandoned the two games last week, losing 78-70 at Arkansas Wednesday and 86-78 in Vanderbilt. A different defect has been exposed in each match: a three -point shot against the RazorsAnd the defense of painting against commodores.

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Things do not become easier for Texas Who welcomes Alabama, USA Today’s N ° 1 team on Tuesday. The Wildcats classified on 18 visit Moody Center on Saturday, another difficult test for a team in the cellar of the Southeast Conference

The depth of the dry is incredible this season, with eight to 10 teams having a chance to make the NCAA tournament. Texas is one of them, but consistency will be the key to the team of coach Rodney Terry because there are no easy victories on their schedule.

Texas first year student Tre Johnson finds his confidence in college as an electric marker. Arthur Kaluma has a year of career of three and Devon Pryor was a pleasant surprise, but the Longhorns are not a lock to enter the tournament.

Here is what the experts say:

NCAA tournament: Will Texas qualify for March Madness?

ESPN: Joe Lunardi, the world leader, currently has Texas in the 10th seeded in the Midwest Division of the support. There, they would face Louisville in the first round before facing the Purdue, second seeded or the 15th seeded UNC-Asheville.

CBS Sports:: Jerry Palm has Texas as one of the last four teams.

Ncaa.com: Andy Katz has not updated his prediction since January 28. However, he did not have Texas among the 37 best teams in college in his last ranking.

Fox Sports: The veteran sports writer Mike Decourcy has Texas as one of the last four teams to make the tournament. In its prediction, Texas faces SMU in the game of the 11th seeded of the South to have the chance to face Michigan in the sixth seed.

March Madness Bracketology 2025: Potential seeds n ° 1

Here is an overview of the teams currently planned to be standard n ° 1 in the support of the 2025 NCAA tournament by a variety of national points of sale:

Espn:: Auburn,, Duke,, Alabama, Tennessee

CBS Sports: Auburn, Duke, Alabama, Tennessee

Ncaa.com: Auburn, Duke, Iowa State, Alabama

Renard Sports: Auburn, Duke, Tennessee, Alabama

When the madness of 2025 March begins

People generally consider March Madness as a “Cinderella” or low -ranking team, running at Sweet Sixeen or Final Four in the NCAA tournament. But madness begins well before the last weeks of the month, with the conference tournament. Tickets for the big dance are struck by hot teams that may not have had a good regular season, or taken from those of the bubble that suffer from an early outing in the League tournament. For Texas, its first dry tournament will start on March 12 in Nashville, Tennessee.

First four: March 18-19

First / second round: March 20-23

Regional is: March 27 to 29

West Regional: March 27 to 29

South Regional: March 28-30

Regional midwest: March 28-30

When is the selection on Sunday?

The selection on Sunday will take place on March 16, with the time which will be announced later.

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