
Plus: Texas WBB earns No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament
A staggering 14 out of 16 teams in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) qualified for this year’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, and yes, that includes the Texas Longhorns, which barely scraped after earning an appearance in this year’s First Four.
stage is set #HookEm pic.twitter.com/FMcjyuClHx
— Texas Men’s Basketball (@TexasMBB) March 17, 2025
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Associated Press: Rory McIlroy mum on video of him taking phone from University of Texas player heckling him
Austin American-Statesman: Texas earns No. 1 NCAA seed as it eyes getting past Elite Eight hump
Dallas Morning News: See how much UT’s Rodney Terry, TCU’s Jamie Dixon, Baylor’s Scott Drew and more make
247Sports: Horns247 Staff Roundtable: How will Texas fare in the NCAA Tournament?
Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns football mirrored through military history
Inside Texas: Documents reveal salaries, contract information for Mark Orphey, Duane Akina, Chad Scott
Inside Texas: Texas in the NCAA Tournament: The chance to compete in March is the ‘why’ for several Longhorns
Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns Position-by-Position Analysis: Did the offense improve or regress?
Inside Texas: Spring Spotlight: The forgotten WRs
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Texas makes NCAA Tournament with First Four matchup against Xavier
No. 11 Texas completes sweep of Mississippi State with doubleheader wins
Reports: Texas WR Ryan Wingo underwent LASIK surgery to correct poor vision
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: The Stampede: Looking at notable Texas DL targets
Inside Texas: Inside Scoop: The latest intel on 5-star WR Tristen Keys, insight on Jalen Lott, JaReylan McCoy
Inside Texas: Texas Recruiting: Tristen Keyes, Samari Matthews, Chace Calicut shine at OT7 in Dallas
Inside Texas: On3 No. 2 QB, five-star Dia Bell locked into his Longhorns pledge
SEC SHOWDOWN
247Sports: There’s a lot to like about Texas baseball’s 17-1 start with No. 1 LSU coming to Disch-Falk Field this weekend
247Sports: March Madness 2025: SEC earns record 14 NCAA Tournament bids, creates ‘real challenge’ for selection committee
Good Bull Hunting: Aggies get 4 seed, will face Yale in first round of NCAA Tournament
Rock M Nation: Mizzou at the tourney
And The Valley Shook: LSU completes sweep of Missouri
Red Cup Rebellion: Ole Miss awarded six seed in NCAA Tournament
Rocky Top Talk: Tennessee Vols earn a two seed in NCAA Tournament
Anchor Of Gold: Vanderbilt gets 10-seed in NCAA Tournament
Roll ‘Bama Roll: NCAA Tournament: Alabama seeded 2nd in East, will open up in Cleveland
Dawg Sports: Let’s Go Dancin’: Georgia headed to Wichita to take on Gonzaga
A Sea Of Blue: Kentucky earns 3-seed in Midwest Region, will open vs. Troy
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: The Bengals have themselves to blame for Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins’ huge extensions
SB Nation: 10 takeaways from the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament bracket reveal
SB Nation: Louisville got royally screwed by NCAA Selection Committee, but there’s a silver lining
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Texas women’s basketball earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
y’all already know the place to be #HookEm | @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/BFu3KvqTNn
— Texas Women’s Basketball (@TexasWBB) March 17, 2025
- Texas softball wraps up their triple header versus Florida today after taking the first two wins.
ain’t done yet https://t.co/00jeUmZ64r#HookEm | @TexasLonghorns pic.twitter.com/dkT2p44AfV
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) March 17, 2025