As expected following a Big 12 regular season title and advancing to the Big 12 tournament final, the Cougars were chosen as the No. 1 seed in the South Region.
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson talks to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in the championship of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Following a terrific and historic regular season, the Houston Cougars men’s basketball team will attempt to do something in the coming weeks that they never have in school history: Win a national championship.
After the Selection Show on Sunday, several pundits were saying how defending national champion and No. 1 overall seed UConn got the toughest draw of the four No. 1 seeds, so from that perspective the Cougars might be fortunate. The one likely gimme for Houston in the tournament will be its first round game against No. 16 seeded Longwood. Essentially, the tournament will begin Sunday when Houston will likely play either No. 8-seeded Nebraska or No. 9-seeded Texas A&M.
Houston was the best defensive team in the Big 12 and was the league’s third-best rebounding team, so the Cougars have the means to combat the strengths of whichever team they face.The Cougars certainly have blue blood programs to deal with in their region. Kentucky is the No. 3 seed in the region, while Duke is the No. 4 seed. That should definitely get Houston’s attention when it comes to brand name recognition of those teams.
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