Bracketology Winners: Clemson, Ohio State quietly moving up

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 05: Teammates Marcquise Reed #2 and Shelton Mitchell #4 of the Clemson Tigers react after a play against the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 05, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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AUSTIN, TEXAS – JANUARY 19: Roach II of the Texas Longhorns reacts. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /

Texas Longhorns

After dropping three of their prior four games, Texas entered this past week as a team dropping out of bracketology fields. Over the past few days, though, head coach Shaka Smart got his team right back on track with a couple of big wins. First, they defended their home court while taking down the quickly-rising Baylor Bears. Texas dispatched Baylor by double-digit points in the matchup and should go down as one of their better wins on the season. Additionally, the Longhorns then responded by securing one a road win over West Virginia. And while the Mountaineers have struggled this season, this victory marked Texas’ first road win since Jan. 2 (had lost their prior five away games).

TCU Horned Frogs

Sticking with the Big 12, TCU also snagged two wins to recover from a tough stretch. From a bracketology standpoint, TCU’s seeding throughout this season has been kept relatively low due to their lack of great wins. The Horned Frogs have held a superb record throughout this season and now they finally have a resume-building road win as well. This came in the form of a massive performance in Hilton Coliseum to take down a very strong Iowa State team. It is hard to argue with the idea that this was TCU’s best win on the year and it came on the heels of a home win over Oklahoma State earlier in the week.

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