How social media reacted to BYU’s NCAA Tournament loss to Texas
BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. (30) lays the ball up while guarded by Texas guard Chendall Weaver (2) and center Matas Vokietaitis (8) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament held at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. , on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
| Isaac Hale, Deseret News Heartbreak for BYU. The 6-seeded Cougars found themselves on the wrong side of an NCAA Tournament upset Thursday in Portland, falling 79-71 to the 11-seeded Texas Longhorns in the round of 64. BYU fans were understandably emotional regarding Thursday’s result and the end of the season as a whole.
Here are some of the most notable such reactions. No. 11 Texas takes down AJ Dybantsa and No.
6 BYU 🤯 pic. twitter. com/BKPLbfGvmq — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 20, 2026 HORNS UP 🤘 (11) Texas upsets (6) BYU 79-71 to keep dancing!
#MarchMadness pic. twitter. com/7P5vB80Qnz — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 20, 2026 BYU had injuries, but arguably the most disappointing season in BYU history.