68 teams made the NCAA tournament, and Texas Tech wasn’t one of them.
Think about that.
Now think about this: 32 teams made the NIT. Again, Texas Tech was left off the invite list.
So 100 teams made it to a respectable postseason tournament, yet the Red Raiders will be doing exactly what you’ll be doing this weekend: watching on the couch at home.
How did this happen? Let’s backtrack for a minute to February 17, 2017. Tech upsets the No. 4 team in the country, Baylor, 84-78, getting the signature win they desperately sought.