Texas heads to Lubbock with Big 12 title and No. 1 seed in play

No. 5 Texas heads to Lubbock today for a Big Monday showdown with Texas Tech leading the Big 12 and an NCAA Tournament resume worthy of a potential No. 1 seed.

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The Longhorns (20-5, 9-3) fired the West Virginia musket 94 times Saturday in the best offensive performance since the early season beatdown of Gonzaga.

Texas now heads to Lubbock with the chance for a fifth road win in Big 12 play, which would place the Longhorns in a terrific spot to claim the Big 12 Championship down the stretch with home games following against Iowa State and Oklahoma.

The win also continued to ascend the Longhorns NCAA Tournament resume that now includes 10 NET quadrant 1 wins this season. That number trails only Kansas.

The Longhorns are 13-4 under interim head coach Rodney Terry, including three wins over ranked opponents. Texas is 4-2 on the road in Big 12 play under Terry.

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Big 12 conference race​

No. 5 Texas Longhorns (20-5, 9-3)
Remaining schedule: at Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Iowa State, at Baylor, at TCU, Kansas

No. 14 Baylor Bears (19-6, 8-4)
Remaining schedule: West Virginia, at Kansas, at Kansas State, Texas, at Oklahoma State, Iowa State

No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks (20-5, 8-4)
Remaining schedule: at Oklahoma State, Baylor, at TCU, West Virginia, Texas Tech, at Texas

No. 12 Kansas State Wildcats (19-6, 7-5)
Remaining schedule: at Oklahoma, Iowa State, Baylor, at Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, at West Virginia

No. 11 Iowa State Cyclones (16-8, 7-5)
Remaining schedule: TCU, at Kansas State, at Texas, Oklahoma, West Virginia, at Baylor

Oklahoma State Cowboys (16-9, 7-5)
Remaining schedule: Kansas, at TCU, at West Virginia, Kansas State, Baylor, at Texas Tech

No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs (17-8, 6-6)
Remaining schedule: at Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas, at Texas Tech, Texas, at Oklahoma

West Virginia Mountaineers (15-10, 4-8)
Remaining schedule: at Baylor, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, at Kansas, at Iowa State, Kansas State

Oklahoma Sooners (12-13, 2-10)
Remaining schedule: Kansas State, at Texas, Texas Tech, at Iowa State, at Kansas State, TCU

Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-12, 2-10)
Remaining schedule: Texas, at West Virginia, at Oklahoma, TCU, at Kansas, Oklahoma State

Big 12 2023 Pomeroy Ratings

8. Texas
9. Kansas (plays in Austin)
12. Baylor (plays at Baylor)
18. Iowa State (plays in Austin)
20. West Virginia (Texas beat twice)
22. Kansas State (split)
24. TCU (plays at TCU)
27. Oklahoma State (Texas beat twice)
63. Oklahoma (plays in Austin)
64. Texas Tech (plays at TT)

Texas non-conference in the 2023 Pomeroy Ratings

5. Tennessee (road loss)
10. Creighton (Home win)
15. Gonzaga (Home win)
21. Illinois (Neutral loss)
95. Stanford (Neutral win)
101. Louisiana (Home win)
157. Rice (Home win)
183. UTEP (Home win)
242. Northern Arizona (Neutral win)
266. UT Rio Grande Valley (Home win)
308. Texas A&M-Commerce (Home win)
317. Arkansas Pine-Bluff (Home win)
351. Houston Christian (Home win)

NET (Texas No. 7)

• Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
• Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
• Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
• Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353

Quadrant 1 games

Record: 10-5

Wins: Gonzaga, Creighton, at Oklahoma, at Oklahoma State, TCU, at West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Baylor, at Kansas State, West Virginia

Losses: Kansas State, vs. Illinois, at Iowa State, at Tennessee, at Kansas

The Gonzaga and TCU home wins and the road victories at Oklahoma State and West Virginia are in good shape to remain Q1 games throughout the year. Same with the losses to Kansas State, Illinois, at Iowa State. Creighton is currently No. 13 in NET. The Sooners are at No. 75, and in danger of moving to a Quad 2 victory. 

Quadrant 2 games

Record: 1-0

Wins: Texas Tech

Losses: N/A

The Red Raiders win over Kansas State Saturday should keep the Red Raiders a Quad 2 win the rest of the season.

Quadrant 3 games

Record: 3-0

Wins: vs. Stanford, Louisiana, Rice

Losses: N/A

Texas managing to hang on versus the Owls on the day Chris Beard was fired looks better with each passing game. Rice is currently No. 144 in NET. Louisiana is currently No. 96. Stanford is No. 105 after beating Arizona Saturday.

Quadrant 4 games

Record: 6-0

Wins: UTEP, Houston Christian, vs. Northern Arizona, UT-RGV, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Texas A&M-Commerce

Losses: N/A

Feb 13 – at Texas Tech – No. 68 – Quadrant 1 game
Feb 18 – Oklahoma – No. 75 – Quadrant 2 game
Feb 21 – Iowa State – No. 16 – Quadrant 1 game
Feb 25 – at Baylor – No. 11 – Quadrant 1 game
Mar 1 – at TCU – No. 24 – Quadrant 1 game
Mar 4 – Kansas – No. 8 – Quadrant 1 game