Houston officially claimed their No. 1 seed after a dominant season, while Texas got great news as they made it into the bracket despite SEC struggles.

Kadin Shedrick admitted he wasn’t very positive. In fact, the Texas graduate transfer was all but sure he and his Longhorn basketball teammates were going to be left out of the NCAA Tournament. But more than halfway through the CBS Selection Show late Sunday afternoon,

Despite having a losing record in SEC play this season, the Longhorns qualified for the tournament based off their strength of schedule.