Longhorns Must Beat Cyclones

The Longhorns may not be in the most favorable position to gain ground in the NCAA Tournament. As the sixth seed in the Big 12 Conference tournament, the Longhorns will have to face No. 3 seed Iowa State.

Even though the Longhorns won two of their last three regular season games, with the final loss coming to top-ranked Kansas, the selection committee is at least going to want to see Texas beat Iowa State before letting the Longhorns (19-12) in to the big dance.

Texas Iowa, Who Wins?

Texas is coming off its best win in recent memory, a 29-point revenge victory at UCLA while Iowa has done its fair share of thrilling wins as well, with three come-from-behind wins. Both teams are unbeaten through three games.

The Cyclones beat Texas last season at Austin, but the Longhorn team of this year looks greatly improved from last year's. The Longhorns seem to pack plenty of punch this year and appear to be on their way to the powerhouse of old.

I believe that trend will continue. I favor Texas in the upcoming game, though Iowa will keep pace and make it a good show for Big 12 fans.

Texas 34 @ Iowa State 27