The Texas Longhorns aren't sitting in a pretty position after losing to the Oklahoma Sooners in their final regular-season game of the year. With a 6-12 conference record and just three more wins than losses on the season, the Horns are fighting for their postseason viability as the conference tournament rapidly approaches.
However, despite Texas' abysmal standing, ESPN's bracketology expert, Joe Lunardi, doesn't think that all is lost for the Longhorns quite yet.
During the Horns' matchup with the Sooners, Lunardi broke down how both teams still had a chance to go dancing in March if either (or both) of them make a deep run in their first-ever SEC Tournaments. Heading into the game, Lunardi had Oklahoma as one of the last four teams into the NCAA Tournament and had Texas as one of the first four teams out.
At halftime, Lunardi went into detail about how he believed the winners of the rivalry matchup (which we now know are the Sooners) went on to win their first game of the SEC Tournament, they could secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Lunardi also said that the losers, the Texas Longhorns, could still make their way to March Madness if they make a deep enough run in the conference tournament.
The Horns are the No. 13 seed in the SEC Tournament and would need to make a Cinderella-esque run against their conference opponents in order to secure a bid to the Big Dance. Wins over teams like nationally-ranked No. 25 Texas A&M, No. 4 Tennessee, and No. 1 Auburn would skyrocket Texas' resume with a handful of Quad 1 wins ahead of Selection Sunday.
Texas will tip off its first SEC Tournament berth against the No. 12 seed Vanderbilt Commodores on Wednesday, March 12, at 2:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.
Selection Sunday is scheduled for March 16 at 5 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on CBS.