Minute by minute, we’re inching towards Selection Sunday, and odds are that when the field of 68 is set, the Texas Longhorns won’t be dancing.
Sitting at 16-16 (8-10) following five losses in their past six games, Shaka Smart’s squad slogged throughout the final — and most crucial — stretch of the season. Consequently, it’s quite likely that the Longhorns will be left just outside of the NCAA Tournament looking in, as evident with ESPN’s latest Bracketology with Joe Lunardi listing Texas as one of the “First Four Out,” alongside Belmont, Alabama, and Indiana.