Texas’ path to the Final Four: Will Notre Dame, Tennessee or Ohio State stand in the way?

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Texas enters the NCAA Tournament as winners of 30-plus games to earn a No. 1 seed for the second straight season. As the SEC regular-season co-champions, the Longhorns are aiming to reach their first Final Four under coach Vic Schaefer and the first for the program since 2003.

The Birmingham 3 region has multiple threats and a plethora of contrasting styles that should make for exciting competition.

Texas opens up play with the winner of the No. 16 seed play-in game in the First Four between High Point and William & Mary. High Point is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021, its second appearance overall as William & Mary reaches its first NCAA Tournament with auto bid from the CAA tournament win as a No. 9 seed.

In the second round, the Longhorns will face one of two teams that play with non-traditional multi-guard lineups but different styles. Coach Shauna Green leads Illinois to its highest seeding (No. 8) in the NCAA Tournament since 2000, and its second tournament appearance in her three seasons as head coach. Despite two season-ending injuries to main rotation players, the Illini finished fifth in the Big Ten,…

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