Kadin Shedrick admitted he wasn’t very positive. In fact, the Texas graduate transfer was all but sure he and his Longhorn basketball teammates were going to be left out of the NCAA Tournament. But more than halfway through the CBS Selection Show late Sunday afternoon,

Aside from the COVID year, the Texas Longhorns will more than likely be missing their first NCAA Tournament since the 2018-19 season. ESPN's Joe Lunardi releas

The Texas Longhorns finished the regular season with a 6–12 record in SEC play. They exited the SEC tournament just four games over .500 at 19–15. The mediocre showing still didn't exclude Rodney Terry 's team from reaching the 2025 men's NCAA tournament.

ESPN's version of Bracketology paints a darker future. Writer Joe Lunardi updated his bracket forecast late Saturday evening has Texas as one of the first four out of the Big Dance. ESPN's Neil Paine has a slightly different take, Texas has a 63% to get into the field.

The committee's decision is in, and the Texas Longhorns had an impressive enough resume to be a No. 1 seed. The Longhorns are slated to the Birmingham Regional as the No. 1 seed. The Longhorns will play the winner of No.