May 19, 2025
NCAA Basketball: SEC Conference Tournament Quarterfinal - Texas vs Tennessee
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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.

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.
  • Texas softball wraps up their triple header versus Florida today after taking the first two wins.

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