The OU men's basketball team is a No. 5 seed in ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi's newest NCAA Tournament projections, which released Tuesday.

The No. 11-ranked Sooners (15-3, 3-2 Big 12) earned a pair of wins this past week against West Virginia and Cincinnati. They moved from No. 23 to No. 22 in the NET rankings as a result.

OU is projected to face No. 12-seeded Drake in Memphis, Tennessee, for the opening round of the West Region. The NCAA Tournament is scheduled to begin on March 19.

Here's a look at where the rest of the Big 12 teams are projected:

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Which Big 12 teams are projected to make the NCAA Tournament?

• Houston: No. 1 seed vs. No. 16 Sam Houston (West)

• Kansas: No. 2 seed vs. No. 15 South Dakota State (Midwest)

• Baylor: No. 4 seed vs. No. 13 Drexel (South)

• Oklahoma: No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 Drake (West)

• BYU: No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 McNeese State (East)

• Iowa State: No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 Samford (Midwest)

• Texas Tech: No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 Boise State (East)

• TCU: No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 Clemson (East)

• Cincinnati: No. 12 seed vs. No. 12 Oregon. Winner faces No. 5 Alabama (South)

• Kansas State: No. 12 seed vs. No. 12 Ole Miss. Winner faces No. 6 Colorado State (South)

• Texas: Next four out

• Teams not mentioned: UCF, West Virginia and Oklahoma State

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Where Oklahoma basketball lands in latest NCAA Tournament bracketology