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Longhorns Earn No. 2 Seed in NCAA Tournament, Will Play No. 15 Colgate

The NCAA revealed the official matchups for the Round of 64 on Sunday, as the Texas Longhorns secured the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region for March Madness.
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Longhorns Earn No. 2 Seed in NCAA Tournament, Will Play No. 15 Colgate
Longhorns Earn No. 2 Seed in NCAA Tournament, Will Play No. 15 Colgate

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The Texas Longhorns officially punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament on Saturday after taking down the Kansas Jayhawks to win the Big 12 Tournament title.

And on Sunday, the NCAA revealed the official matchups for the Round of 64, as the Longhorns secured the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region. They will play the No. 15 seed Colgate Raiders in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday.

Texas is a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008. The Longhorns made it all the way to the Elite 8 before falling to the Memphis Tigers.

The Longhorns finished the regular season as the No. 7 team in the country after posting a 26-8 record.

Colgate won both the Patriot League regular-season title and the conference tournament, finishing with a 26-8 record as well. Led by guard Tucker Richardson, the Raiders have five players averaging at least 10 points per game.

While nothing is guaranteed, Texas' part of the bracket sets up a potential interesting matchup in the Round of 32. The seventh-seeded Texas A&M Aggies will play the No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions. The winner will play either Texas or Colgate in the second round.

The Longhorns and Aggies have 142 all-time meetings, with Texas winning the most recent matchup 60-50 in 2019.

But before getting too far ahead, Texas will need to handle business against Colgate.

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ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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