One of the newest developments in the world of college basketball over the past decade has been the advent of bracketology predictions. Now, numerous experts from across the nation begin predicting the NCAA Tournament field almost as soon as the previous year’s tournament ends.
Prior to this season, most considered Texas Tech a fringe tournament team. The prevailing thought was that the Raiders would struggle to overcome the loss of five seniors and six of the team’s top eight scorers from last year’s Elite 8 team.
But after a 10-0 start, Tech found itself in virtually every NCAA Tournament projection as a top-3 seed.