Lady Longhorns Dominate in Moynihan Hall: Sharpshooting Sets Up Sweet Sixteen Push!
Once again, Texas women's basketball will open its NCAA Tournament run in Austin. It was announced on Saturday that Austin's Moody Center had been named a site for first- and second-round games for when the NCAA Tournament begins next week. Texas joins Duke, Iowa, Louisville, LSU, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, TCU, UCLA, UConn, Vanderbilt and West Virginia among the tournament's 16 hosts .
The NCAA Tournament's complete bracket will be revealed on Sunday evening. This will be the fifth straight year in which Texas has provided a venue for first- and second-round games. Texas is 7-1 in NCAA Tournament games it has hosted at Moody Center and the Erwin Center.
Texas Longhorns cheerleaders hype up the crowd during the second round NCAA playoff game against Illinois at the Moody Center on Monday, March 24, 2025. (Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman) For Texas, Saturday's news was hardly a surprise.
The top-16 overall seeds get to host tournament games, and UT has been considered one of the best teams in the country throughout this entire season. Texas (31-3) also hasn't lost since the NCAA Tournament's selection committee projected on March 1 that the Longhorns would be the No. 4 overall seed in its postseason competition.
Texas Longhorns guard Rori Harmon (3) pushes past William & Mary guard Alexa Mikeska (1) during the first round NCAA playoff game at the Moody Center on Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman) More: Gatorade honors 3 UT signees as their state's top player Most expect that Texas will earn one of the NCAA Tournament's four No.