Madness brackets are locked in after the 68-team bracket was released Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, Colorado basketball fans saw their team bow out of tournament contention with a loss in the Big 12 Tournament to the newly minted No.

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Houston completed a sweep of the Big 12's regular-season and tournament titles, with an Oklahoma transfer growing into an X-factor.

Emanuel Sharpe scored 26 points, LJ Cryer had 20 and second-ranked Houston stifled No. 17 BYU in a 74-54 victory that moved the Cougars into the Big 12 Tournament championship game for the second consecutive season.

Houston was forced to play BYU in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals without injured big man J'Wan Roberts. Turns out the second-ranked Cougars still had plenty of guys capable of playing some defense.

BYU’s winning streak is no more. The Cougars’ nine game unbeaten run was put to an end by Houston Friday in the Big 12 tournament semifinals, with Kevin Young’s squad losing by a 74-54 score. Here is how social media both reacted to BYU’s loss and looked ahead to the Cougars’ chances in March Madness.