Women’s NCAA Tournament: Sooners head west to face Portland at UCLA host site

Heading west, the No. 5 seeded Sooners will face Portland in the opening round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament.

The Oklahoma Sooners are in the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season. It’s the first time they’ve made back-to-back tournaments since the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

Oklahoma was a four-seed a year ago, in Jennie Baranczyk’s first at Oklahoma. This season, they’re a five-seed, just missing an opportunity to host the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament.

In order to make the sweet 16 for the first time since 2013, Oklahoma will have to overcome a strong trio of teams out in Los Angeles.

Here’s a look at what Oklahoma will be up against in the opening round of the Women’s NCAA tournament.