Longhorns Projected to Renew SWC Rivalry in NCAA Tournament
If the NCAA Tournament started today, the Texas Longhorns would renew their old Southwest Conference rivalry with SMU.
That is according to CBS bracketologist Jerry Palm, who updated his projected 68-team field on Sunday.
Texas (21-8, 10-6 in Big 12) is on a two-game winning streak entering tonight’s game with Baylor.
Ben Queen, USA Today
Eric Gay, Associated Press
Palm has Texas as a No. 6 seed in the East Region, where the Sweet 16 will be played in Philadelphia. The Longhorns are in fourth place by themselves in the Big 12, two games ahead of TCU. The Longhorns are a game back of Texas Tech for third place, but the Red Raiders swept the season series.
SMU (20-7, 11-4) is in second place in the American Athletic Conference, behind only Houston. The Mustangs have games remaining against Cincinnati at Tulane before the AAC Tournament.
The Longhorns and Mustangs have never played each other in the NCAA Tournament. But, because of their membership in the Southwest Conference, the Mustangs have played the Longhorns 105 times in their history. In fact, the two teams have not met since the last SWC Tournament on March 8, 1996, with Texas winning that game, 89-67. SMU hasn’t beaten Texas since 1993.
Selection Sunday is March 13.
How the bracket looks for the Big 12 as of Feb. 28:
Ben Queen, USA Today
Ben Queen, USA Today
West Region (San Francisco)
No. 7 Iowa State vs. No. 10 Davidson
East Region (Philadelphia)
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Colgate
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 SMU
South Region (San Antonio)
No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 15 Montana State
No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 TCU
Midwest Region (Chicago)
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Texas State
You can find Matthew Postins on Twitter @PostinsPostcard.
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