No. 2 Houston Cougars dropped from top-seed in latest bracketology originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Houston Cougars faced consecutive losses to Iowa State and Arizona last week. A combination of a weakened defense and scoring droughts at critical moments led to defeats against two top Big 12 opponents, both of which are now ranked higher than the Cougars.
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Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars suffered consecutive scoring droughts that proved costly. Houston went scoreless in the final five minutes against Iowa State earlier in the week, then endured an eight-minute drought in the second half against Arizona at the Fertitta Center.
Arizona replaces Houston as a No. 1 seed. The Wildcats rebounded with victories against BYU and Houston. Sporting News Senior Writer Bill Bender ranks Arizona among the top seeds alongside Duke, Michigan, and Iowa State.
The Houston Cougars will take on the Kansas Jayhawks tonight at 8 pm, and all eyes will be on the Cougars’ ability to overcome key painpoints that need to be corrected if they hope to run deep in March.
