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The Texas Longhorns‘ lofty expectations are currently dwindling into nothing more than a trip to the NIT, after losing their last four games. However, their RPI remains in the top 50 at 47, meaning that they will have ample opportunity to jump back into the 2015 NCAA Tournament discussion if they can pull off several key Big 12 victories.
Next up for Texas are the No. 19 Baylor Bears, who will travel to Austin to face the Longhorns on Monday, Mar. 2, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
Baylor has spent all season under the radar in the Big 12. Until recently, their only “elite” win was over the Iowa State Cyclones at home in January. However, the Bears are currently on a four-game winning streak that includes victories over three extremely good teams. On top of that, they’ve clawed their way back into contention for the Big 12 regular season title and are all but guaranteed a top three seed in the conference tournament.
These two teams are headed in different directions and that should show in the final score. This Texas team might be the most talented NIT team since the Kentucky team from a few years ago, but something needs to change in the Longhorns’ basketball program soon.
Give this one to Baylor, whose defense is superior to Texas’ defense, and should stifle the Longhorns’ struggling offense. The Bears are a team to watch moving forward, because it’s about that time of the year where a sleeper from a major conference begins to catch a head of steam.
Prediction: Baylor 68, Texas 62
Taylor Sturm is a Featured Basketball Writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @TSturmRS, like him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.
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