A yr in the past the Houston Cougars superior to the convention championship recreation of their remaining season of AAC play. Whereas they misplaced to Memphis within the ACC Championship Recreation, it was nonetheless sufficient for the Cougars to earn a No. 1 total seed in final yr’s NCAA males’s event. The Cougars superior to the Candy Sixteen, earlier than shedding to Miami.
This yr, their first within the Huge 12, Houston is hoping to advance deeper within the NCAA event. First, nonetheless, they’ll must run the gauntlet in what’s shaping as much as be a really aggressive Huge 12 event. Based on the most recent estimates, the convention is about to see 9 groups chosen for the NCAA event, that means that the crew reducing down the nets when all is alleged and executed on the T-Cellular Heart in St. Louis could have earned their spot within the massive dance.
Whereas Houston is the No. 1 seed within the Huge 12 event because of their 15-3 convention file (and 28-3 total file) a variety of gifted groups spherical out the sphere. Iowa State enters the event because the No. 2 seed, and the Cyclones beat the Cougars at residence in early January because the groups cut up their season sequence. Baylor, BYU, and Kansas are additionally ranked within the High 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 Crimson Raiders enter the Huge 12 event because the No. 3 seed within the convention, because of 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 crew that wins the Huge 12 event earns an computerized bid to the NCAA event, as March can at all times ship some surprises …
The Huge 12 event will get underway on Tuesday, and SB Nation could have followers lined each step of the best way.
2024 males’s Huge 12 event bracket
Right here is the 2024 Huge 12 males’s event bracket. You may as well view the bracket on the event web site.
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2024 males’s ACC event schedule
March 12 First Spherical
Recreation 1: No. 12 UCF vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m. ET, Huge 12 Now
Recreation 2: No. 11 Cincinnati vs. No. 14 West Virginia, 3:00 p.m. ET, Huge 12 Now
March 13 Second Spherical
Recreation 3: No. 5 BYU vs. Recreation 1 Winner, 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Recreation 4: No. 8 TCU vs. No. 9 Oklahoma, 3:00 p.m. ET, Huge 12 Now
Recreation 5: No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Kansas State, 7:00 p.m. ET, Huge 12 Now
Recreation 6: No. 6 Clemson vs. Recreation 2 Winner, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPNU
March 14 Quarterfinals
Recreation 7: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Recreation 3 Winner, 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Recreation 8: No. 1 Houston vs. Recreation 4 Winner, 3:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Recreation 9: No. 2 Iowa State vs. Recreation 5 Winner, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Recreation 10: No. 3 Baylor vs. Recreation 6 Winner, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
March 15 Semifinals
Recreation 11: Recreation 7 Winner vs. Recreation 8 Winner, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Recreation 12: Recreation 9 Winner vs. Recreation 10 Winner, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
March 16 Championship
Recreation 13: Recreation 11 Winner vs. Recreation 12 Winner, 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN