Madness 2025 is underway and today Texas men's basketball fell to Tennessee at the SEC tournament. Will Texas still advance to the NCAA Tournament?

Tennessee basketball and Texas will face off on Friday in the SEC Tournament. Here's how to watch, including start time, TV channel and more:

After exceeding expectations in the SEC tournament, Texas lost to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. Longhorns fans shared reactions on social media.

Tennessee Vols basketball vs Texas Longhorns in SEC Tournament quarterfinals on March 14, 2025, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee basketball versus Wofford in March Madness to open its 2025 NCAA Tournament men’s bracket. Here is what to know about the first-round game.

Wins over Vanderbilt and Texas A&M were enough to punch the NCAA Tournament ticket for the Texas Longhorns. UT will play Xavier in March Madness 2025.

No. 8 Tennessee held off regular-season champion and third-ranked Auburn to reach the SEC Tournament championship for the first time since 2022.

Aside from the COVID year, the Texas Longhorns will more than likely be missing their first NCAA Tournament since the 2018-19 season. ESPN's Joe Lunardi released his final bracketology update ahead of Selection Sunday and has Texas as the second team out of the field.