Texas A&M in the national championship game? Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a Texas-sized Final Four. Abbott picked the Cougars to win the national championship in his NCAA Tournament bracket. Abbott picked three Texas schools to reach the Final Four in San Antonio — UH,

Houston earns a No. 1 seed, while Baylor, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Texas are also in the NCAA tournament March Madness 2025.

The final matchup of the First Four belongs to Xavier and Texas, who take the court at 9:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 19. It’s the second time the two teams have met in the tournament. In 2023, Texas and Xavier met in the Sweet 16, and the Longhorns delivered a 83-71 victory to improve to the Elite Eight.