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Oklahoma is no longer on the bubble in latest bracketology

The whimsical science that is bracketology has Oklahoma looking good as the Sooners head into the toughest part of their schedule.

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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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Oklahoma finishes No. 7 in AP Poll

After a beat down in the Peach Bowl, Oklahoma fell from No. 4 to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 to finish the 2019 college football season.

After a beat down in the Peach Bowl, Oklahoma fell from No. 4 to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 to finish the 2019 college football season.

Losing 63-28 was not what the Sooners were looking for in their third straight, fourth overall College Football Playoff game. But with no one this season being able to stop the bulldozer that was Joe Burrow and the LSU Tigers, the rout stings but should not burn Oklahoma fans.

The Sooners fall from No. 4 to No. 7 is to be expected as No. 4 Georgia, No. 5 Oregon and No. 6 Florida all won their bowl games. The biggest movers inside the top-10 were No. 10 Minnesota and No. 9 Penn State. The Golden Gophers jumped six spots with their 31-24 win over Auburn in the Outback Bowl. The Nittany Lions destroyed Memphis 53-39 in the Cotton Bowl to jump from No. 13.

Oklahoma is joined by Big 12 brethren No. 13 Baylor who lost to Georgia 26-14 in the Sugar Bowl and No. 25 Texas who picked up the lone Big 12 win in the bowl season, beating No. 16 Utah 38-10 in the Alamo Bowl.

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Oklahoma comes in at No. 5 in USA Today’s early 2020 poll

Oklahoma comes in at No. 5 in the USA Today 2020 early poll.

Oklahoma made their third straight College Football Playoff and fourth overall, falling victim to the steamroller that is LSU, 63-28. However, the final rankings give the Sooners the benefit of the doubt to an extent.

Oklahoma comes in at No. 5 in the USA Today 2020 early poll. Behind No. 1 Clemson, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Ohio State, and No. 4 LSU, the Sooners are definitely the top of the second tier of college football teams. The 2019 season showed that Clemson, LSU, and Ohio State were very much on their own level and teams like Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma were the great but not god-like.

With Jalen Hurts, CeeDee Lamb, and Kenneth Murray all leaving for the NFL Draft, the Sooners still should not have too much to worry about. Five-star quarterback, Spencer Rattler has four years of eligibility left after playing in just four games this season and is the favorite to win the job over Tanner Mordecai.

Center Creed Humphrey will return for his senior season, anchoring the offensive line once again which can help an inexperienced quarterback regardless of whether it is Mordecai or Rattler.

Other Big 12 teams ranked in the early Top 25 include No. 14 texas, No. 21 Iowa State, and No. 22 Baylor. Just missing the cut: Oklahoma State and Kansas State.

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