NCAA Tournament March Madness

#49 Oklahoma St

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Projected seed: 6

The case for Oklahoma State is straightforward: they have a couple of eye-catching nonconference wins, including a neutral-site victory over Northwestern and a strong showing against Texas A&M, and those results pair with a string of routine wins that keep them above the bubble; what holds them back is an absence of true résumés-changing road wins and a schedule that still features several brutal tests away from home where a loss would be damaging. Neutral-site success against Grand Canyon shows they can win outside Stillwater, but the calendar still hands them trips to places like Texas Tech, Iowa State and Arizona that will tell the committee whether this team can beat elite opponents in hostile environments. Upcoming home and neutral matchups against Oklahoma, Baylor, Kansas and the conference slate against Kansas State, TCU and Houston give them clear paths to add signature wins, so the team’s current position reflects a blend of solid but not dominant best moments, vulnerability on the road, and a handful of remaining opportunities to change the narrative.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Oral Roberts294W95-71
11/9Texas A&M52W87-63
11/12Prairie View302W94-67
11/16TAM C. Christi219W85-69
11/19South Florida84W103-95
11/22Nicholls St256W95-81
11/27(N)Northwestern61W86-81
12/2Sam Houston St121W93-83
12/6(N)Grand Canyon102W84-78
12/13(N)Oklahoma5652%
12/18Missouri KC34599%
12/21CS Fullerton27997%
12/29Bethune-Cookman22995%
1/3@Texas Tech1924%
1/6UCF5362%
1/10@Iowa St28%
1/13Baylor3352%
1/17Kansas St7972%
1/20@TCU5842%
1/24Iowa St220%
1/31@Utah12266%
2/4BYU1132%
2/7@Arizona612%
2/10@Arizona St7046%
2/14TCU5864%
2/18Kansas1741%
2/21@Colorado6345%
2/24West Virginia7369%
2/28@Cincinnati7549%
3/3@UCF5339%
3/7Houston1032%