Before their conference championship loss to South Carolina on Sunday, Texas was Associated Press’ No. 1 team in the nation for two weeks in a row. And after some number crunching, I’ve found that rank to be a good indicator of a successful basketball team with a good chance to win the tournament.
Two of the Longhorn’s three losses on the season were to SEC powerhouse South Carolina. The other was to Notre Dame in early December. That level of competition won’t be seen until at least the Elite Eight. A couple of upsets in Texas’ favor beforehand would mean a cake walk to the sunny beaches of Tampa Bay.
They said the lights are too bright for you, Madison Booker. They said you shouldn’t have been SEC Player of the Year. They said Bree Hall owns you. They said others deserved to be Naismith Trophy semifinalists over you. Prove them wrong.
I heard somewhere that if you pick Texas to win the tournament, you can add Vic Schaefer to your resume.
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