Texas Basketball's NCAA Tournament Hopes Hanging by a Thread

0:00On March 12, Texas basketball fans are holding their breath as the Longhorn's teeter on the edge of the NCAA tournament field. Just two weeks ago, they look like a sure bet, but now after dropping five of their last six games and a quick first round exit against Ole Miss Inn, the SEC tournament, their spot is far from certain. ESPN-Bracatologist Joel Lanardi still projects them in, but barely as the number 11 seed facing number six Wisconsin. Earlier this week, Texas slipped in Lanardi's latest update, landing them in the red zone as one of the last four teams likely to get in. That would send them to Portland for a first round match-up in the San Jose West region, but any big upsets from bubble rivals could knock them out. The selection committee has to weigh Texas' late season fade, which doesn't build the strong resume needed for an at-large bid. Fans and analysts see this as a major letdown, especially in head coach Sean Miller's first year leading the program. Texas wrote a hot streak in late January and early February that had

1:00them as an 88.3% favor to dance, but their recent slump has erased much of that good will, putting all the pressure on avoiding chaos elsewhere in the bracket. With the tournament reveal just days away, the Longhorn's can only watch and hope their body of work holds up against the final bubble battles.