The final week of the men’s college basketball regular season is here.
Texas Tech strengthened its case for a high seed last week with a win over then-No. 4 Iowa State, beating a potential No. 1 seed without star forward JT Toppin.
Several local teams, including Texas, Texas A&M, SMU and TCU are on or near the bubble in ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi’s latest projection, but to varying degrees of safety.
The Longhorns, Aggies and Horned Frogs are all on the bubble, with UT and A&M are among the last four byes, while TCU is currently among the last four in and set for a First Four game.
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SMU is just projected just inside the bubble, but has a big game against No. 22 Miami this week at Moody Coliseum that could make the difference as they seek their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2017.
See below where Lunardi has each team seeded as of Monday night, including their projected opponents and regions.
Local teams projected in the fieldTexas Tech
Projected seed: 4 (South)
Projected opponent: No. 13 North Dakota State
SMU
Projected seed: 10 (West)
Projected opponent: No. 7 Kentucky
On the bubbleTexas A&M
Status: Last four byes
Projected seed: 10 (East)
Projected opponent: Utah State
Texas
Status: Last four byes
Projected seed: 10 (South)
Projected opponent: No. 7 Saint Louis
TCU
Status: Last four in
Projected seed: 11 (Midwest)
Opponent: First Four vs. No. 11 Auburn, winner faces No. 6 North Carolina
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