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The complete Texas Longhorns bracketology picture

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The Texas Longhorns will learn whether their 19-15 (6-12 SEC) record was enough to earn entry into the NCAA Tournament’s field of 68 on Sunday afternoon just after 5 p.m. when the NCAA airs the tournament selection show on CBS.

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Texas is No. 39 in the NET rankings, the sorting tool utilized by the selection committee. There have not been many bids stolen, but a couple could get taken via a few conference tournaments on Sunday. Here’s a look at the Longhorns’ resume and the complete bracketology situation.

Quadrant 1 games

Quadrant 1 games are home contests against teams ranked 1-30, neutral site games against teams ranked 1-50, and road games against teams ranked 1-75

Record: 7-10

Wins

  • 1/15 – at No. 43 Oklahoma – 77-73
  • 1/21 – No. 16 Missouri – 61-53
  • 1/25 – No. 18 Texas A&M – 70-69
  • 2/15 – No. 15 Kentucky – 82-78
  • 3/4 – at No. 34 Mississippi State – 87-82
  • 3/12 – vs. No. 48 Vanderbilt – 79-72
  • 3/13 – vs. No. 18 Texas A&M – 94-89

Losses

  • 11/4 – vs. No. 41 Ohio State – 80-72
  • 1/4 – at No. 18 Texas A&M – 80-60
  • 1/7 – No. 2 Auburn – 87-82
  • 1/11 – No. 5 Tennessee – 74-70
  • 1/18 – at No. 4 Florida – 84-60
  • 1/29 – at No. 28 Ole Miss – 72-69
  • 2/8 – at No. 48 Vanderbilt – 86-78
  • 2/11 – No. 6 Alabama – 103-80
  • 2/26 – at No. 40 Arkansas – 86-81
  • 3/14 – vs. No. 5 Tennessee – 83-72

Quadrant 2 games

Quadrant 2 games are home contests versus teams ranked 31-75, neutral site contests against teams ranked 51-100, and away games against teams ranked 76-135

Record: 3-5

Wins

  • 11/22 – vs. No. 76 St. Joseph’s – 67-58
  • 12/4 – at No. 132 NC State – 63-59
  • 2/1 – at No. 89 LSU – 89-58

Losses

  • 12/8 – No. 32 UConn – 76-65
  • 2/1 – No. 40 Arkansas – 78-70
  • 2/22 – at No. 87 South Carolina – 84-69
  • 3/1 – No. 33 Georgia – 83-67
  • 3/8 – No. 43 Oklahoma – 76-72

Quadrant 3 games

Quadrant 3 games are home contests against teams ranked 76-160, neutral site games against teams ranked 101-200, and away games against teams ranked 136-240

Record: 2-0

Wins

  • 11/21 – vs. No. 133 Syracuse – 70-66
  • 12/12 – No. 144 New Mexico State – 91-67

Quadrant 4 games

Quadrant 4 games are home games against teams ranked 161 or higher, neutral site games against teams ranked 201 or higher, and away contests against teams ranked 241 or higher

Record: 7-0

Wins

  • 11/8 – No. 287 Houston Christian – 90-59
  • 11/12 – No. 358 Chicago State – 105-58
  • 11/16 – No. 364 Mississippi Valley State – 89-43
  • 11/29 – No. 305 Delaware State – 90-68
  • 12/15 – No. 363 Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 121-57
  • 12/19 – No. 346 New Orleans – 98-62
  • 12/29 – No. 230 Northwestern State – 77-53

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Stolen bids

Mountain West: Colorado State over Boise State – Boise State is a bubble team now competing for an at-large with Texas.

Possible stolen bids

Atlantic 10: VCU vs. George Mason – VCU is in the field as an at-large. George Mason would be a bid stealer

American Athletic Conference: UAB vs. Memphis – Memphis is in the field as an at-large. UAB would be a bid stealer.

Joe Lunardi’s Last Four Byes

NET Ranking, record, Quadrant 1 record listed

  • Oklahoma – No. 43 – 20-13 (7-11 Q1)
  • Arkansas – No. 40 – 20-13 (5-10 Q1)
  • West Virginia – No. 51 – 19-13 (6-10 Q1)
  • Utah State – No. 37 – 25-7 (2-4 Q1)

Last Four In

  • Vanderbilt – No. 48 – 20-12 (5-9 Q1)
  • San Diego State – No. 52 – 20-9 (3-6 Q1)
  • Indiana – No. 54 – 19-13 (4-13 Q1)
  • Xavier – No. 45 – 21-11 (1-9 Q1)

First Four Out

  • Boise State – No. 44 – 23-10 (3-6 Q1)
  • Texas – No. 39 – 19-15 (7-10 Q1)
  • North Carolina – No. 36 – 22-13 (1-12 Q1)
  • Ohio State – No. 41 – 17-15 (6-11 Q1)

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Next Four Out

  • UC Irvine – No. 62 – 27-6 (1-1 Q1)
  • Dayton – No. 67 – 21-10 (3-3 Q1)
  • Wake Forest – No.69 – 21-11 (2-8 Q1)
  • SMU – No. 46 – 23-10 (0-5 Q1)

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