The 6-seeded Texas Longhorns (21-11/10-8) return to March Madness for the second straight year but face one of the hottest teams in the country in the Virginia Tech Hokies (23-12/11-9).
The 11-seeded Hokies finished 7th in the ACC but caught fire in the post-season tournament and defeated ranked opponents North Carolina and Duke en route to the championship. Coached by Mike Young, Virginia Tech has won 13 of their last 15 games since opening conference play 3-7.
“We’ll probably have to play our best game of the year,” Chris Beard said earlier this week. “There’s only a few that can slide by with a B-zone game, we’ll have to play our A-zone game, have to play great in the first round, and that’s what we intend to do.