HOUSTON – The first day of the 2024 March Madness basketball tournament is in the books, and most of our brackets are already busted!
Even so, there’s still a lot to be excited about for Texans looking for a local team to root for. The tournament pool features six Texas colleges, the highest representation of any state.
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Here’s some information about each of the Texas teams.
Texas Longhorns
The Longhorns were the first Texas team to suit up in the tournament, and they had as good of a start as you could ask for. The 7-seed Horns gave up just 11 points in the first half against 10-seed Colorado State, and they comfortably held on to advance with a 56-44 victory.
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech was the first Texas team to be eliminated, as the 6-seed Red Raiders were sent home by 11-seed N.C. State. Despite trailing by just four points at halftime, the Wolfpack used an 11-2 scoring run in the second half to cruise to an 80-67 victory.
Baylor Bears
The 3-seed Bears started the tournament against 14-seed Colgate and hardly broke a sweat. They jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, moving on with a 92-67 victory.
Texas A&M Aggies
The Aggies will enter the tournament as a 9 seed, taking on 8-seed Nebraska at 5:50 p.m. CST on TNT. The winner of that matchup will face the winner of Houston/Longwood.
Houston Cougars
The top-seed Cougars are one of the national favorites to make a deep tournament run, and their journey starts against 16-seed Longwood at 8:20 p.m. CST on TNT.
TCU Horned Frogs
The 9-seed Horned Frogs will round out the first round for the Lone Star State, as they’ll take on 8-seed Utah State at 8:55 p.m. CST on TBS.