The Longhorns are going dancing in Chris Beard’s first year as the head coach. Texas was selected as the No. 6 seed in the East Region of the NCAA tournament.
The East Region is widely considered as one of the tougher sides of the bracket. Baylor, Kentucky, Purdue and UCLA are all teams that can compete for a national championship.
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Awaiting Texas in the first round of March Madness is red-hot Virginia Tech. The Hokies are coming off winning the ACC tournament, collecting wins over Duke, North Carolina and Notre Dame in the process.
Texas has proven over the course of the 2021-2022 season they can compete with any team in the country, but the lack of consistency held the Horns back all year. Beard’s squad will need to play its best basketball of the season to make a run in the tourney.
Here is Texas basketball’s ceiling and floor in the NCAA tournament: