Longhorns Drop in AP Top 25 as March Approaches

The Texas Longhorns remain in the top 10 despite losing three of their last six games.

The Texas Longhorns have taken some tough Big 12 losses to the chin recently.

As a result, they've gone from being ranked No. 5 on Feb. 12 to No. 9 in the latest AP Poll Top 25 that was released Monday.

The Longhorns fell 81-72 to the Baylor Bears on Saturday in Waco. The Bears jumped up to No. 7 with the win, as three Big 12 teams still remain in the top 10.

Here's how the Big 12 teams ranked in this week's release:

No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks

No. 7 Baylor Bears

No. 9 Texas Longhorns

No. 11 Kansas State Wildcats

No. 22 TCU Horned Frogs

Texas (22-7, 11-5) is now alone in second place in the Big 12 with two games left in the regular season. The Longhorns will visit TCU on Wednesday before hosting Kansas on Saturday in two games that will make or break Texas' chances of winning the Big 12 regular-season title.

Regardless, the Longhorns will still have tons to look forward to as March approaches. The Big Tournament begins in Kansas City on Thursday, March 9, an event that will give the Longhorns a fighting chance at securing a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

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