Red Raiders' NCAA Tournament Hopes Hinge on Final Games

0:00On March 2, Texas Texas S. Red Raiders have shown real grit this college basketball season in the tough big 12 conference. They battled without star forward JT Toppen, sideline by a season ending ACL tear, yet gone three wins and no losses since, capped by a huge road. Victory over then number 4 Iowa State in a wild game. With just two regular season games left, starting with a home tilt against TCU on Tuesday and wrapping up on the road at BYU, eyes are on their NCAA. Tournament spot. ESPN's latest bracketology has them as a foreseed right now. Analysts and fans are buzzing about how high or low they might land, come. Selection Sunday. The selection committee knows about Toppen's absence and could weigh that heavily in their decisions. A sweep of those final games, my Balt Texas tech to a three seed, especially of teams like Kansas, Houston, Nebraska, or Gonzaga Stumble. But slip ups, plus a week big 12 tournament showing, could drop them to a five seed or

1:03worse, with rematches possible against those rivals. For now, the Red Raiders just need to lock in on TCU and bill momentum, setting the stage for a deep march run no matter the seed.