The Texas Longhorns finished the regular season with a 6–12 record in SEC play. They exited the SEC tournament just four games over .500 at 19–15. The mediocre showing still didn't exclude Rodney Terry 's team from reaching the 2025 men's NCAA tournament.

With the inclusion of Texas (19-15), which had a net rank of 39, the SEC set a tournament record with 14 teams representing the conference, breaking the previous record by three teams. The highest prior mark was the Big East’s 11 bids in 2011.

ESPN's version of Bracketology paints a darker future. Writer Joe Lunardi updated his bracket forecast late Saturday evening has Texas as one of the first four out of the Big Dance. ESPN's Neil Paine has a slightly different take, Texas has a 63% to get into the field.