The wait until Sunday surely will feel like forever for the Texas Longhorns, who left their home court just last week to Oklahoma fans chanting “NIT! NIT!” Now here they sit, a legitimate NCAA Tournament hopeful because of what they did in the SEC Tournament.

The question came up Thursday inside a victorious Texas locker room following the No. 13 seed Longhorns' wild 94-89 double-overtime victory over No. 5 seed Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC Tournament.

The Tennessee Volunteers are looking to defeat the Texas Longhorns in their first game of the SEC tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers were able to earn a bye from the first two rounds of the SEC tournament this year and now they have their first game against the Texas Longhorns.

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The top-seeded Auburn Tigers now know who they will face in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tigers will open their run at the SEC Tournament on Friday at noon CT against the No.