The Mustangs and Longhorns each had 10 players appeared in the magazine’s preseason All-Texas teams, including Preston Stone and Quinn Ewers.
The rising senior chose Texas Tech over offers from Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and others.
The expanded 12-team playoff will begin on Dec. 20 and conclude one month later on Jan. 20.
First-year members BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF each will get partial shares of about $18 million each.
Highlighting the SEC’s announcement was the matchup between rivals Texas and Oklahoma.
Toppin chose the Red Raiders after withdrawing from NBA draft consideration.
Garcia threw eight shutout innings, setting up a semifinal nightcap against UCF.
The settlement includes dramatic changes to the NCAA’s amateur sports model, including allowing revenue-sharing by schools with their athletes.
Benge racked up 10 strikeouts on the bump and three hits at the plate for the Cowboys.
The Longhorns (35-21) play Cincinnati in an elimination game on Wednesday.
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