OU basketball projected to be No. 6 seed in ESPN's NCAA Tournament bracketology
The OU men's basketball team is a No. 6 seed in ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi's newest NCAA Tournament projections, which were released Tuesday.
The Sooners (16-6, 4-5 Big 12) earned a 73-53 road win over Kansas State on Tuesday, and they suffered a 74-63 road loss to UCF on Saturday. They went from No. 33 to No. 31 in the NET rankings as a result.
OU is projected to face No. 11-seeded Grand Canyon in Brooklyn, New York, for the opening round of the Midwest 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 South Dakota State (South)
Kansas: No. 2 seed vs. No. 15 Colgate (East)
Iowa State: No. 4 seed vs. No. 13 Louisiana Tech (Midwest)
Baylor: No. 4 seed vs. No. 13 Cornell (West)
BYU: No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 Florida/Butler (West)
Oklahoma: No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 Grand Canyon (Midwest)
Texas Tech: No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 Virginia (Midwest)
Texas: No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 Mississippi State (South)
TCU: No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 Colorado State (West)
Cincinnati: First four out
Teams not mentioned: Kansas State, UCF, West Virginia and Oklahoma State
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