A yr in the past the Houston Cougars superior to the convention championship sport of their remaining season of AAC play. Whereas they misplaced to Memphis within the ACC Championship Sport, it was nonetheless sufficient for the Cougars to earn a No. 1 general seed in final yr’s NCAA males’s event. The Cougars superior to the Candy Sixteen, earlier than dropping to Miami.
This yr, their first within the Large 12, Houston is hoping to advance deeper within the NCAA event. First, nevertheless, they’ll have to run the gauntlet in what’s shaping as much as be a really aggressive Large 12 event. In line with the newest estimates, the convention is about to see 9 groups chosen for the NCAA event, which means that the workforce slicing down the nets when all is claimed and executed on the T-Cell Middle in St. Louis can have earned their spot within the massive dance.
Whereas Houston is the No. 1 seed within the Large 12 event due to their 15-Three convention file (and 28-Three general file) quite a lot of gifted groups spherical out the sphere. Iowa State enters the event because the No. 2 seed, and the Cyclones beat the Cougars at house in early January because the groups break up their season collection. Baylor, BYU, and Kansas are additionally ranked within the Prime 25, and people groups are the No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 seeds within the convention event, respectively.
Then there’s Texas Tech. The Purple Raiders enter the Large 12 event because the No. Three seed within the convention, due to their 11-7 convention file. Texas, Oklahoma, and TCU are the opposite three groups anticipated to earn at-large bids to the NCAA event.
In fact, the workforce that wins the Large 12 event earns an automated bid to the NCAA event, as March can at all times ship some surprises …
The Large 12 event will get underway on Tuesday, and SB Nation can have followers lined each step of the way in which.
2024 males’s Large 12 event bracket
Right here is the 2024 Large 12 males’s event bracket. You may also view the bracket on the tournament website.
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2024 males’s ACC event schedule
March 12 First Spherical
Sport 1: No. 12 UCF vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m. ET, Large 12 Now
Sport 2: No. 11 Cincinnati vs. No. 14 West Virginia, 3:00 p.m. ET, Large 12 Now
March 13 Second Spherical
Sport 3: No. 5 BYU vs. Sport 1 Winner, 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Sport 4: No. Eight TCU vs. No. 9 Oklahoma, 3:00 p.m. ET, Large 12 Now
Sport 5: No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Kansas State, 7:00 p.m. ET, Large 12 Now
Sport 6: No. 6 Clemson vs. Sport 2 Winner, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPNU
March 14 Quarterfinals
Sport 7: No. Four Texas Tech vs. Sport Three Winner, 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Sport 8: No. 1 Houston vs. Sport Four Winner, 3:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Sport 9: No. 2 Iowa State vs. Sport 5 Winner, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Sport 10: No. Three Baylor vs. Sport 6 Winner, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
March 15 Semifinals
Sport 11: Sport 7 Winner vs. Sport Eight Winner, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Sport 12: Sport 9 Winner vs. Sport 10 Winner, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
March 16 Championship
Sport 13: Sport 11 Winner vs. Sport 12 Winner, 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
