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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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AMES, IA – FEBRUARY 2: Head coach Shaka Smart of the Texas Longhorns coaches from the bench in the first half of play against the Iowa State Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum on February 2, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA – FEBRUARY 2: Head coach Shaka Smart of the Texas Longhorns coaches from the bench in the first half of play against the Iowa State Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum on February 2, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /

7. Texas Longhorns

Projected Seed: 10

At 16-13, the Texas Longhorns are probably more of a bubble team than TCU.

However, they’ve been playing much better lately, and have a group of quality wins that the Horned Frogs just don’t have.

Additionally, I would expect Texas to finish strong, including a season finale game against TCU. In fact, that game against the TCU Horned Frogs should have both massive NCAA tournament status and seeding determinants from the outcome.

Whether Texas wins or not, they have a good chance to find themselves in a better position than TCU in the tournament. Texas is also a more frequent tournament team, opposed to the Horned Frogs, who haven’t been a frequent tourney team ever.

Unlike TCU, Texas can still realistically miss out. If they lose out, and thus finish at .500, there would be absolutely no way to justify putting them in the NCAA tournament. The talent is obvious, but unfortunately for the Longhorns, this isn’t the college football playoff. Your standing in this tournament is not determined by how good your players are, it is determined by how good your team is. Texas might finish good, but if they collapse, they’re out.

I think Texas will fall right in-between. They’ll split their final two games of the regular season, and win their first round game in the Big 12 tournament. Texas would then finish at 18-14, and given their resume and NET standing, would be in as a 10 or 9 seed on the bracket.

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