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USA Today Sports Bracketology: Where Is Texas Basketball Ranked?

A tough season for the Texas Longhorns basketball might get worse down the stretch but do they have a shot at the tournament?

USA Today Sports writers Shelby Mast and Scott Gleeson have come out with their latest bracketology as they predict just who will get invited to the dance. March Madness is one of the most hectic and enjoyable sports moments of the college season but just how realistic is it that Texas could get an invite?

The Big 12 Schools

  • The number one seeds: Kansas, Baylor
  • 3rd seed: West Virginia
  • 7th seed: Texas Tech
  • 9th seed: Oklahoma
  • Considered for at-large bid: Texas Christian, Texas

The Big 12 Conference is predicted to have five slots for at large bids. For the Texas Longhorns to find a way into the tournament they would need to get ahead of both TCU and Oklahoma or win the Big 12 Tournament. According to the NET rankings which is a team-ranking metric used by the selection committee has Texas at 66. TCU comes in at 80 and Oklahoma is 49th. This ranking metric replaced the rating percentage index or RPI (Texas at 50) for criteria used by the selection committee.

The Longhorns aren’t necessarily eliminated from a potential spot in the dance but their chances to get in are very minor. A strong showing against Baylor, TCU, Oklahoma and Texas Tech in the coming weeks will be huge for the program and the future of head coach Shaka Smart.

Texas Basketball vs Baylor: How to Watch, Stream and Listen

The Texas Longhorns will host the number one ranked Baylor Bears on Big Monday. Here is how to watch, stream and listen to the game.

Big Monday returns to Austin as the Longhorns host the number one team in the country. The Baylor Bears bring their unblemished conference record and 21-1 overall record to the Frank Erwin Center to play their second and final regular season matchup against Shaka Smart and the Longhorns.

Baylor comes into the game averaging 72.48 points per game (ppg) to Texas’ 65.4. Baylor has one of the top scoring teams in the conference and the top defensive team in the Big 12. Their average margin of score (+13.5) and only trails Kansas (+14.74) for best in the conference. Texas ranks 8th at (+1.7) with second worst scoring offense.

Baylor is led by top five Big 12 scorer Jared Butler who averages 15.3 points per game and top two rebounder Freddie Gillespie who averages 9.14 per game. Baylor is one of two schools (Kansas) in the conference with a top five scorer and rebounder.

Texas is led by Matt Coleman III who is 15th in scoring (12.87) and Jericho Sims who is 7th in rebounding (7.91). The Longhorns are looking to take down a top ten opponent for the first time since November 16, 2018 when they defeated the seventh-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.

Game information:

Date: 2/10/2020

Time: 8:00 p.m. CST

Location: Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas

Watch: ESPN

Listen: TexasSports.com/audio —Austin 104.9FM, 99.3FM, 98.5FM, 1260AM; Dallas 1080AM; El Paso 600AM; Houston 790AM; San Antonio 1200AM — Spanish: Austin 105.3FM; Dallas 990AM, 99.9FM

Stream: Watch ESPN App