Though the Oklahoma Sooners stand at just 2-3 in Big 12 play, those three losses have come by a narrow margin against three top 15 teams. They’ve picked up wins at home vs. West Virginia and on the road at Texas Tech.
As things stand in ESPN college basketball analyst Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology, the Sooners are one of the “Last Four In” for his 68-team projection. The Sooners join Boise State, Penn State, and New Mexico on the positive side of the NCAA tournament bubble.
The Sooners are one of seven Big 12 teams in Lunardi’s field, second only to the Big Ten, who, interestingly enough, has ten teams represented.
The Sooners go on the road to face the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater on Wednesday evening for an opportunity to further solidify its standing. After they face the Cowboys, the Sooners will have three straight games against top 25 opponents. They’ll host the No. 21 Baylor Bears on Jan. 21 before heading to Fort Worth to take on the No. 14 TCU Horned Frogs. To finish off the stretch, Oklahoma will welcome the No. 4 team in the nation, the Alabama Crimson Tide.
If they can find a way to pick up wins in three of their next four, it would go a long way toward building their resume as an NCAA tournament team.
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