Longhorns In Position to Dance

After spending most of this Big 12 season playing catch-up, the Longhorns are finally in position to make the NCAA tournament. Now the Longhorns are being charged with protecting that position.

With the tournament's expansion to 68 teams, the Longhorns' current credentials are deceivingly sold. Their record clearly isn't spectacular as they sit at 16-9, 6-6 in the Big 12, but their come-from-behind victory over Kansas State set the Longhorns in at No. 45 in the Ratings Percentage Index.

Assuming that a 9-9 Big 12 record will allow the Longhorns into the tournament, the Longhorns simply need to win three of their final six games. Four of those six games come against the teams in the bottom four of the conference. The Longhorns' final stretch begins this week with games at Oklahoma on Tuesday and Oklahoma State on Saturday.