I mean, it’s not an inaccurate headline. Texas missed the NCAA Tournament and landed in the NIT as a 2 seed facing 7-seed South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits are #98 in KenPom and coached by TJ Otzelberger, who you may not remember but was one of the top assistants to Fred Hoiberg at Iowa State. They’re 24-8 but haven’t beaten anyone in the KenPom top 100 all season. They have a good offense but are pedestrian on defense; if Texas can contain Mike Daum - not an easy task, given he’s 9th in the all-time D-I scoring list - they should move onto the next round.
TEXAS IS A 2-SEED! (technically)
