The Texas Longhorns missed out on an NCAA tournament bid during Selection Sunday and will instead head to the NIT. Texas earned a No. 2 seed and will host seventh-seeded South Dakota State on Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin Center.
Here are five takeaways from the Longhorns' NIT selection:
1. Texas predictably left out of NCAA tourney
As expected, Texas won't be playing in the NCAA tournament this year. It's the second time in the last four years the Longhorns won't be participating in the Big Dance, and it's the first time they will play in the NIT since 1986.