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Big 12 Basketball Bracketology: Examining the seeding of teams

By Jason Kinander

LUBBOCK, TX - FEBRUARY 23: Norense Odiase #32 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders dunks the basketball during the second half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks on February 23, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Kansas 91-62. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - FEBRUARY 23: Norense Odiase #32 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders dunks the basketball during the second half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks on February 23, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Kansas 91-62. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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LUBBOCK, TX – JANUARY 28: Head coach Jamie Dixon of the TCU Horned Frogs reacts to an officials call during the first half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on January 28, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX – JANUARY 28: Head coach Jamie Dixon of the TCU Horned Frogs reacts to an officials call during the first half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on January 28, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /

TCU Horned Frogs

Projected Seed: 11

TCU is amazingly safe on the bubble, despite losing five of their last six games. Historically, Jamie Dixon’s teams haven’t been the best at closing out seasons, but this TCU team has talent, quality wins, and looks the part as an NCAA tournament team.

Even if it’s as an 11 seed, TCU will very likely be playing in the NCAA tournament for the second-consecutive season.

At 18-11, TCU is almost certainly going to be a double-digit seed. Unless they run the table and win out up until the Big 12 championship, TCU will have to fight from behind in the NCAA tournament.

As of right now, I’ve got them as a next four in team. They won’t be one of the 11 seeds playing in the first four games, but they’ll still be close to that. However, if TCU loses out, they will almost certainly find themselves in Dayton in one of the first four games, whether it be as an 11 seed or a 12 seed.

Luckily for the Frogs, teams playing in the First Four games have done well in the NCAA tournament. Ironically enough, TCU lost to a first four team, Syracuse, in the first round of the NCAA tournament last season. If TCU can escape their First Four game, then they’ll be facing a team near their level, even with the five seed differential.

TCU should win at least one more game between now and th eNCAA tournament, and assuming that they do, I think the Frogs are almost a lock to be slotted in as an 11 seed come Selection Sunday.

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