Texas punches ticket to Sweet 16 – this year's 11-seed ‘Cinderella?’
The Longhorns will have a tougher road now.
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Texas has made their presence known in this year's NCAA tournament. After starting out with a First Four win over NC State, the No. 11 Longhorns didn't slow down.
Sean Miller's team took care of a beat up BYU squad before laying the woods to 3-seeded Gonzaga on Saturday night. But are they now considered Cinderella of the tourney? That's a burning topic on social media after the first day of round two concluded.
Regardless, it's a great story up to this point. However, the only double-digit seed left in this year's field will take on the winner of tomorrow’s game between Purdue and Miami (FL) game. The Longhorns were one of the final at-large teams to sneak into the tournament.