The Longhorns arrived in Nashville as presumed SEC roadkill. They left with the look of an NCAA tournament team. Now looks can be deceiving but if we’re taking ESPN bracketologist guru Joe Lunardi at this word, the Longhorns will be dancing in a few days.

It’s been a remarkable season for the Longhorns, but it’s still nowhere close to the best in program history. That distinction belongs to the 1985–86 Longhorns, who became the first women’s team to finish the season as undefeated national champions.