Evaluating Texas' Tournament resume vs. other bubble teams

In the SEC Tournament, Texas was able to collect two extra big wins against Vanderbilt and Texas A&M before falling to Tennessee. After the game, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi had Texas as his first team out of the NCAA Tournament. But, Lunardi is not perfect, and there is no guarantee that Texas will actually be that last team. Here’s some of the teams competing with the Horns for those last few spots.

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Texas

Current Projection: First 4 out
Record: 19-15
Quad 1 Record: 7-10
Best Win: Kentucky (82-78)
NET Ranking: 39th

West Virginia

Current Projection: Last 4 byes
Record: 19-13, 10-10 in the Big 12
Quad 1 Record: 6-9
Best Win: Iowa State (64-57)
NET Ranking: 51st 

San Diego State

Current Projection: Last 4 in
Record: 21-9, 14-6 in the Mountain West
Quad 1 Record: 3-6
Best Win: Creighton (71-53)
NET Ranking: 52nd

North Carolina

Current Projection: Last 4 in
Record: 22-12, 13-7 in ACC
Quad 1 Record: 1-12
Best Win: UCLA (76-74)
NET Ranking: 36th

Xavier

Current Projection: Last 4 in
Record: 21-11, 13-7 in Big East
Quad 1 Record: 1-9
Best Win: at Marquette (59-57)
NET Ranking: 45th

Boise State

Current Projection: Last 4 in
Record: 23-9, 14-6 in Mountain West
Quad 1 Record: 3-5
Best Win: Clemson (84-71)
NET Ranking: 43rd

Indiana

Current Projection: First 4 out
Record: 19-13, 10-10 in Big 10
Quad 1 Record: 4-13
Best Win: at Michigan St (71-67)
NET Ranking: 54th

Colorado State

Current Projection: First 4 out
Record: 24-9, 16-4 in Mountain West
Quad 1 Record: 2-5
Best Win: at Boise State (83-73)
NET Ranking: 50th

Dayton

Current Projection: First 4 out
Record: 21-10, 12-6 in Atlantic 10
Quad 1 Record: 3-3
Best Win: Marquette (71-63)
NET Ranking: 67th

Ohio State

Current Projection: Next 4 out
Record: 17-15, 9-11 in Big 10
Quad 1 Record: 6-11
Best Win: Kentucky (85-65)
NET Ranking: 41st

Texas’ resume
Quadrant 1 games

Quadrant 1 games are home contests against teams ranked 1-30, neutral site games against teams ranked 1-50, and road games against teams ranked 1-75

Record: 7-10

Wins

• 1/15 – at No. 44 Oklahoma – 77-73
• 1/21 – No. 16 Missouri – 61-53
• 1/25 – No. 18 Texas A&M – 70-69
• 2/15 – No. 14 Kentucky – 82-78
• 3/4 – at No. 34 Mississippi State – 87-82
• 3/12 – vs. No. 47 Vanderbilt – 79-72
• 3/13 – vs. No. 18 Texas A&M – 84-89

Losses

• 11/4 – vs. No. 41 Ohio State – 80-72
• 1/4 – at No. 18 Texas A&M – 80-60
• 1/7 – No. 2 Auburn – 87-82
• 1/11 – No. 6 Tennessee – 74-70
• 1/18 – at No. 4 Florida – 84-60
• 1/29 – at No. 28 Ole Miss – 72-69
• 2/8 – at No. 47 Vanderbilt – 86-78
• 2/11 – No. 5 Alabama – 103-80
• 2/26 – at No. 40 Arkansas – 86-81
• 3/14 – vs. No. 6 Tennessee – 83-72

Quadrant 2 games

Quadrant 2 games are home contests versus teams ranked 31-75, neutral site contests against teams ranked 51-100, and away games against teams ranked 76-135

Record: 3-5

Wins

• 11/22 – vs. No. 74 St. Joseph’s – 67-58
• 12/4 – at No. 132 NC State – 63-59
• 2/1 – at No. 89 LSU – 89-58

Losses

• 12/8 – No. 32 UConn – 76-65
• 2/1 – No. 40 Arkansas – 78-70
• 2/22 – at No. 87 South Carolina – 84-69
• 3/1 – No. 33 Georgia – 83-67
• 3/8 – No. 44 Oklahoma – 76-72

Quadrant 3 games

Quadrant 3 games are home contests against teams ranked 76-160, neutral site games against teams ranked 101-200, and away games against teams ranked 136-240

Record: 2-0

Wins

• 11/21 – vs. No. 133 Syracuse – 70-66
• 12/12 – No. 143 New Mexico State – 91-67

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Quadrant 4 games

Quadrant 4 games are home games against teams ranked 161 or higher, neutral site games against teams ranked 201 or higher, and away contests against teams ranked 241 or higher

Record: 7-0

Wins

• 11/8 – No. 287 Houston Christian – 90-59
• 11/12 – No. 358 Chicago State – 105-58
• 11/16 – No. 364 Mississippi Valley State – 89-43
• 11/29 – No. 305 Delaware State – 90-68
• 12/15 – No. 363 Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 121-57
• 12/19 – No. 346 New Orleans – 98-62
• 12/29 – No. 230 Northwestern State – 77-53