MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The tip-off time for The University of Texas' NCAA First Round contest on Friday, March 18 has been set for approximately 3:30 p.m. Central, CBS Sports and Turner Sports announced Sunday night. The No. 22/22 Longhorns (21-11, 10-8 Big 12), the No. 6 seed in the East Region, will face No. 11 seed Virginia Tech (23-12 overall, 11-9 ACC) at Fiserv Forum, and the game will be televised nationally by TBS.
This marks the 36th overall appearance by the Longhorns in the NCAA Tournament. UT will make its 20th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 23 seasons (not including the 2021 postseason which was canceled due to COVID-19) and is just one of eight schools nationally to appear in at least 20 of the last 23 NCAA tourneys.