NCAA Tournament March Madness

#54 Oklahoma

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Projection: next four out

Oklahoma’s résumé has bright flashes but too much damage to feel comfortable about the field. The positives are clear: a neutral‑site victory over Marquette, road wins at Wake Forest and Vanderbilt and strong performances against Georgia and a rivalry win over Oklahoma State that show the offense can score against good opponents. The negatives are harder to forgive because a lopsided trip to Gonzaga, a neutral loss to Nebraska and a string of conference setbacks including trips to Mississippi State and Texas A&M and defeats at the hands of Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Kentucky have repeatedly exposed defensive holes and eroded the résumé. Many nonconference opponents were low‑major programs such as St Francis PA and Oral Roberts so those wins do little to counterbalance the bad losses. With the remainder of the schedule featuring road tests at Tennessee and Texas and high‑profile games against Texas A&M, Auburn, LSU and Missouri Oklahoma needs true road or neutral wins over recognizable teams to change the outlook.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3St Francis PA356W102-66
11/8@Gonzaga10L83-68
11/11Ark Pine Bluff301W95-69
11/15(N)Nebraska11L105-99
11/20Oral Roberts332W95-71
11/23Alcorn St340W72-53
11/28(N)Marquette103W75-74
12/2@Wake Forest72W86-68
12/6(N)Arizona St71L86-70
12/13(N)Oklahoma St62W85-76
12/16Missouri KC352W89-67
12/22Stetson323W107-54
12/29MS Valley St365W93-69
1/3Mississippi73W86-70
1/7@Mississippi St90L72-53
1/10@Texas A&M36L83-76
1/13Florida5L96-79
1/17Alabama16L83-81
1/20@South Carolina98L85-76
1/24@Missouri53L88-87
1/27Arkansas18L83-79
1/31Texas34L79-69
2/4@Kentucky27L94-78
2/7@Vanderbilt12W92-91
2/14Georgia43W94-78
2/17@Tennessee1916%
2/18@Tennessee1916%
2/21Texas A&M3647%
2/24Auburn3143%
2/28@LSU5540%
3/3Missouri5359%
3/7@Texas3425%