DAYTON, Ohio - The team with the shortest commute to the First Four will meet the team with the second-longest when No. 11 Xavier plays No. 11 Texas Wednesday for the right to advance to the first round in the Midwest Region.

The Texas Longhorns earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament as one of the last four teams to get an at-large bid. Who does Texas play The Longhorns will face Xavier, an at-large team from the Big East When does Texas play Texas and Xavier will play on Wednesday.

The First Four has been part of March Madness since 2011, giving teams that may not have made the tournament in previous years a shot at making the field of 64. It's the second tournament expansion since the Mountain West Conference gained Division I status in 1999 and earned an automatic bid to the tournament in 2001.