By Chris Marler
March Madness is underway with 14 SEC teams playing in the postseason. Before tip off, let’s get to know some fun facts about the non-conference opponents from around the country they’ll be facing.
Here’s everything you need to know about the first round of the NCAA Tournament play between Texas and Xavier.
Side note, the “facts” are from Wikipedia, made up entirely, and meant to not be taken seriously.
ABOUT THE SCHOOLS
Texas
- Location – Dallas but make it Liberal
- Founded In – 1883
- Tuition – $42,778
- Enrollment – 53,864
- Acceptance Rate – 29%
- Mascot – A 50-year-old Rom-Com actor who thinks he is on the team
Xavier
- Location – Cincinnati, Ohio
- Founded In – 1831
- Tuition – $52,430
- Enrollment – 5,648
- Acceptance Rate – 88%
- Mascot – A three Musketeer who loves Skyline Chili
FUN FACTS & TRADITIONS
Texas
- Texas has 60 national titles and zero self-awareness.
- LBJ is the first presidential library on a college campus.
- If Colt McCoy didn’t get hurt, they wouldn’t have had anything to talk about for the last 15 years.
Xavier
- It’s the sixth oldest Catholic school in the country.
- They’ve made three Elite 8’s since 2004.
- Xavier has the third highest graduation rate for basketball players in the country at 94%, which is only behind Duke and Stanford.
FAMOUS ALUMNI
Texas
- Glen Powell – Hot ass pilot
- Janis Joplin – OG Chappell Roan
- Roger Clemens – If Paul Skenes did steroids
- Owen Wilson – Wedding Crasher
- Farrah Fawcett – OG Sydney Sweeney
- Elise Harmon – Miniaturized computers
Xavier
- Dan Hurley – Not that one
- Bill Kelly – Jellybean pioneer
- Charles Geschke – Co-founder of Adobe
- Kay Napier – VP of Procter & Gamble
- Thomas Fogarty – Invented the catheter
- Julianne Smith – US Ambassador to NATO
🏀🏀MARCH MADNESS MATCHUP BREAKDOWNS
Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know about tonight’s game between @TexasMBB and @XavierMBB #LetsGoX #HookEm #NCAATournament #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/uZmKsvA3Yp
— Chris Marler (@VernDumbquist) March 19, 2025
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