A late season surge has put the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team of verge of making the NCAA Tournament. According to barttorvik, a leading college basketball numbers cruncher, the Horns have an 88.3% to make it to March Madness in Sean Miller’s first year at the helm.
Just a month ago, USA TODAY Sports’ Bracketology projected the Longhorns missing the tournament as one of the “First Four Out.” But since mid-January, Texas has been hot. Late in January, UT was projected in the tournament, but firmly on the bubble as a No. 10 seed.
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Since losing back-to-back games to Texas A&M and Kentucky last month, the Longhorns have gone 6-1 and are a perfect 4-0 in February. Many teams have used late season success to a deep run in March Madness. The current Bracketology has Texas as a No. 8 seed and firmly in the field.
The Longhorns have five regular season games left: Georgia, Florida, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Four of the five are projected to make the tourney, with OU a bubble team. Florida and the Hogs are ranked.
While Texas is now and 88.3% to make the tourney, that means they are also 11.7% to miss March Madness. That almost 18% would come into play if Texas loses out. If UT goes 1-4 down the stretch, they had better win a couple games in the SEC Postseason Tournament.
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But things are looking good for new coach Sean Miller. It should be a fun ride from here on out.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas Longhorns Basketball now 88.3% to make NCAA Tournament
