The Texas Longhorns (19-7, 11-6) are back in the Big Dance, earning a No. 3 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament, where their begin by facing the No. 14 seed Abilene Christian.
This marks Texas’ third NCAA Tournament appearance under Smart after previous trips in 2016 and 2018, though Smart’s still searching for his first tournament win at Texas.
This time around, they’ll enter the with the highest seed the Horns have earned in the NCAA Tournament since 2008 when No. 2-seeded Texas made a run to the Elite 8, and they’ll do so as one of the hotter teams in college basketball.