FORT WORTH — For just the second time in program history, Houston is going into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed. The Cougars earned the Midwest Regional’s top seed and will open up against No. 16 Northern Kentucky on Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama.
“We earned this,” UH head coach Kelvin Sampson told his team as they watched Sunday’s selection show.
UH is 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament under Sampson.
Texas is the Midwest’s No. 2 seed followed by Xavier as the No. 3 seed and Indiana as the No. 4 seed.