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The whimsical science that is bracketology has Oklahoma (15-8, 5-5) trending up as the Sooners head into the toughest part of their schedule.
Oklahoma is currently No. 48 in the NET ranking, placing them in both Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 2 depending on whether the Sooners are at home or on the road.
Oklahoma’s best win came this past weekend, beating then-ranked No. 13 West Virginia 69-59. The Mountaineers are currently No. 9 in the NET ranking and No. 14 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, making them a Quadrant 1 team.
When it comes down to NCAA Tournament seeding, the Sooners are currently in as a nine-seed, per USA TODAY. Oklahoma is averaging a 10.18 seed on Bracket Matrix, who averages over 100 bracketologists brackets to give a more thorough and in-depth look as to who makes the Tournament and where.
Oklahoma has regular-season matchups remaining against projected No. 1 seeds Baylor and Kansas as well as Quadrant 1 games against Texas Tech and West Virginia, all of which are ranked inside the Top 25. Pulling off an upset in one or more of those games as well as taking care of Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, and TCU to close out the Big 12 regular season, the Sooners would be a virtual lock for the Big Dance.
Oklahoma and Iowa State duke it out on Wednesday at 8p.m. CT on ESPN2.
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