Cougars earn top seed in NCAA tourney

The Cougars begin their 2024 NCAA tournament run as a 1-seed, slated to take on the Longwood Lancers on Friday evening. | Anh Le/The CougarFor the second consecutive season, the Houston Cougars enter the NCAA Tournament as one of four top seeds. The Cougars will tip off their 2024 March Madness run with a Round of 64 dance against the 16-seeded Longwood Lancers on Friday.

Houston was universally expected to make the tournament in what was destined to be the program’s sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. UH was also widely touted as a near-lock for a top seed, a prediction that also proved true as Houston joined UConn, North Carolina and Purdue at the top of one of the four…