When the Texas Longhorns were revealed as one of the First Four teams in the NCAA Tournament during the Selection Show on Sunday, earning a Wednesday matchup in Dayton against the Xavier Musketeers, the celebration at the team’s training facility had a different tone than in previous seasons.
new opportunity #HookEm pic.twitter.com/O7Z2Hcw7N8
— Texas Men’s Basketball (@TexasMBB) March 16, 2025
The reveal was one of the most dramatic in modern program history with Texas in the rare position of sitting firmly on the bubble, which the team clawed back onto thanks to two wins in the SEC Tournament after the team’s tournament odds had cratered with seven losses in the last nine conference games.