Watch the NCAA Tournament selection show live on KHOU 11 beginning at 5 p.m.

HOUSTON — It’s time to go dancing and a couple of local schools are ready to find out their spots when the NCAA Tournament field is announced today.

The Houston Cougars should get a high seeding when the brackets are revealed. A top 10 team all season, Houston fell just short against Arizona in the Big 12 championship game Saturday.  

The Coogs were 28-6 and finished second in the Big 12. Coach Kelvin Sampson’s squad will try to get back to the NCAA championship game a year after a heartbreaking last-second loss to the Florida Gators last season.

Meanwhile, the Houston area already has a Cinderella story. The Prairie View A&M Panthers entered the SWAC tournament with a losing record and a No. 8 seed. But the Panthers caught fire in the conference tournament, winning four straight games to claim the SWAC title.

After the SWAC tournament, Prairie View A&M was 18-17, finishing 8th in the SWAC.

The NCAA selection show begins at 5 p.m. on KHOU 11.

Meanwhile, the Rice women’s team could still land a spot in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Owls lost to UTSA in the championship game on Saturday. 

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