CBS college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg picked the No. 3 seed Texas Longhorns to advance to the Final Four immediately after the bracket was released, but in order to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, head coach Shaka Smart’s team needs to first get past the No. 14 seed Abilene Christian Wildcats.
At 23-4, Abilene Christian was the No. 2 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament and took down No. 1 seed Nicholls State 79-45 on Saturday to earn the conference’s automatic bid. So head coach Joe Golding’s team will enter next Saturday’s game against Texas playing with wins in 13 of its last 14 games and one of the nation’s best defenses.