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Joe Lunardi updates bracketology projection for multiple SEC teams following Texas win
By Sydney Hunte
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Joe Lunardi updated his Thursday night bracketology following Texas‘s 94-89 upset of Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
It’s good news for Arkansas and Vanderbilt, who were shown as two of Lunardi’s Last 4 Byes teams on the SEC Network after the Texas win. Arkansas fell to Ole Miss on Thursday afternoon; Vandy lost to Texas on Wednesday.
The Longhorns, meanwhile, are slotted as the Last Team In. On Thursday morning, they were among the First Four Out. Rodney Terry’s team will have a chance to further improve their odds at a spot in the 68-team field on Friday as they face Tennessee in the quarterfinals; they pushed the then No. 1-ranked Volunteers in the 2 teams’ regular season meeting on Jan. 11 but eventually fell 74-70.
Per Lunardi’s current projections, 13 SEC teams are set to make the NCAA Tournament, tops in the country. A pair of teams could find themselves as top seeds: Auburn is projected as the No. 1 overall seed while Florida is the No. 1 seed in the West region.
Meanwhile, Arkansas is slotted as a 10 seed in the Midwest region, with Vandy a 10 seed in the West. Texas is projected as a First Four team with Xavier as the 12 seed in the West.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
